Virginia and the Civil War
1)Which of the following was a difference between Northern states and Southern states before
the Civil War?
a)
All northerners were against slavery; all Southerners were for slavery.
b)
The North was industrialized; the South was agricultural and used slave labor.
c)
Northerners didn't trust the government; Southerners thought the government would keep slavery legal.
d)
Northerners voted for Lincoln; Southerners voted for Douglas.
2
) Which state was created by Virginians who did not want to secede from the Union?
a)
Kentucky
b) Tennessee
c) West Virginia
d)
North Carolina
3) The Civil War ended when ___.
a)
Richmond was burned by Union forces under General Grant
b)
Abraham Lincoln was elected for a second term
c)
the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac ended in a draw
d)
Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia
4)
Many of the nation's best military leaders were from Virginia. Robert E. Lee joined the
the Confederacy because he ___.
a)
did not want to fight against his fellow Southerners
b)
did not believe in secession
c)
wanted a civil war
d)
knew the South could not survive without his experience
5) What name do Northerners usually give to the Battle of Bull Run?
a)
Battle of Ball's Bluff
b) Battle of the Wilderness
c)
Battle of Manassas
d)
Battle on the Creek
6) The president of the Confederacy was ___.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
George Washington
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d) Thomas Jackson
7) Which Virginian did President Lincoln first ask to lead the Union Army?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b) Thomas Jackson
c) Ulysses S. Grant
d) Jeb Stuart
8)
Richmond, Virginia, became important during the Civil War because ___.
a)
it was a central point between the North and the South
b)
it had become the capital of the Confederacy
c)
it was an important Confederate seaport
d)
many major battles were fought there
9)
The eastern region of Virginia was in favor of keeping slavery, and the western region
of Virginia was in favor of ___.
a)
seceding from the Union
b)
making Richmond the capital of the Confederacy
c)
attacking Fort Sumter
d) abolishing slavery
10) During the Civil War, the capital of the Confederacy was ___.
a)
Richmond, Virginia
b)
Montgomery. Alabama
c)
Washington, D.C.