Civil War
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- Q1In the years following the Revolutionary War, the economy in the northern part of the US was based on...industriestobacco farmingtradingagriculutre30s
- Q2In the years following the Revolutionary War, the economy in the southern part of the US was based on...agricultureindustriestextilescoal mining30s
- Q3Why was West VA formed?Some Virginians thought VA was too crowdedSome Virginians did not want to grow tobaccoSome Virginians wanted a place to mine coalSome Virginians did not like slavery30s
- Q4In the years before the Civil War, the western territories of the US were becoming states. What part of the country wanted them to become free states?the souththe norththe westthe east30s
- Q5In the years before the Civil War, the western territories in the US were becoming states. What part of the country wanted them to become slave states?the eastthe westthe norththe south30s
- Q6Why did the southern states secede from the Union after Abraham Lincoln was elected?the south did not want to become industrialized like the NorthAbraham Lincoln wanted the new states to be free statesthe South worried that growing tobacco would no longer be allowedAbraham Lincoln wanted slavery to be legal in the southern states30s
- Q7After secession, the southern states were called...The United States of AmericaThe Confederate States of AmericaThe UnionThe United Colonies of the Confederacy30s
- Q8Who was an enslavd African American who recently led a revolt against several plantation owners?James LafayetteJohn BrownNat TurnerNat Turner30s
- Q9What group of people campaigned to end slavery?abolitionistsloyalistsplantation ownerspatriots30s
- Q10Who was responsible for leading enslaved African Americans to freedom along the Underground Railroad?John BrownAbraham LincolnNat TurnerHarriet Tubman30s
- Q11At what battle of the Civil War did Thomas Stonewall Jackson earn his nickname?Battle of GettysburgBattle of YorktownBattle of AppomattoxBattle of Bull Run/Manassas30s
- Q12What was the first major battle of the Civil War?Battle of YorktownBattle of FredericksburgBattle fo Bull Run/ManassasBattle of Appomattox30s
- Q13Which commander defeated Union troops at Fredericskbrug?Ulysses S GrantAbraham LincolnRobert E. LeeThomas Jackson30s
- Q14What was the capital of The Confederate States of America?RichmondWashington, DCManassasWilliamsburg30s
- Q15The Monitor and the Merrimack battled in the waters off the coast of...YorktownRichmondNorfolkManassas30s