Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831. Harriet Tubman established the Underground Railroad to help escaped slaves. John Brown led an unsuccessful raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859 trying to start a slave rebellion. The North wanted new western states to be free states while the South wanted them to be slave states, contributing to tensions between the regions. The Civil War began after southern states seceded to form the Confederacy in response to Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860. Major battles and events included Bull Run, Monitor vs. Merrimack, Fredericksburg, and the creation of West Virginia. The war ended with Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House in 1865.

1. VS.7 Review
Sarah Duncan, Portsmouth Public Schools
Social Studies Instructional Specialist

2. Key Vocabulary
Abolitionist
person who wanted to end slavery
Free State
state that did not allow slavery
Slave State
state that allowed slavery
Secede
to leave the Union

3. Union
the Northern States
Confederacy
The states that seceded from the Union
(South)
Civil War
A war fought between two parts of the
same country
Key Vocabulary

5. What’s the difference between
North and South?
North
• Industrial Economy ~ people went to work in
factories and businesses
• Wanted new states in the west to become free
states and not allow slavery
South
• Agricultural Economy ~ depended on
slave labor to work on the farms and
plantations
• Wanted new states in the west to
become slave states and allow slavery

7. Events that led to secession
and war
• Nat Turner
– Led a revolt against
plantation owners in
Virginia
– This revolt happened in
August of 1831
To Read more about the event, click here:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1518.html

8. Events that led to secession
and war
• Harriet Tubman
– Established a secret route
that escaped slaves took
– It became known as the
Underground Railroad
To read more about the Underground Railroad, click
here:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2944.html

9. Events that led to secession
and war
• John Brown led a raid
on the United States
Armory at Harper’s
Ferry, Virginia.
• He was trying to start a
slave rebellion.
• He was captured and
hanged.
The armory at Harper’s Ferry

10. Events that led to secession
and war
• After the election of
Lincoln in 1860,
several southern
states seceded to
the form the
Confederate States
of America

11. Major Events of the Civil War
• The First Battle of Bull
Run/Manassas
• First Major clash of
the Civil War
• Stonewall Jackson
played a major role in
the battle and earned
his nickname here.
July 1861

12. • Monitor vs. Merrimack
• Two iron clad ships battled in the
waters of Hampton Roads
• The battle ended in a draw
Major Events of the Civil War
March 9, 1862

13. Major Events of the Civil War
• The Army of Northern Virginia,
commanded by Robert E. Lee, defeated
Union troops at Fredericksburg
December 11-15, 1862

14. The Creation of West Virginia
• Happened during the Civil War, 1863
• Conflict grew between the eastern
counties of Virginia that relied on
slavery and the western counties that
favored the abolition of slavery

15. Major Events of the Civil War
• Richmond was burned near the end of
the Civil War as it was captured (or fell)
to General Ulysses S. Grant
March/April 1865

16. Major Events of the Civil War
• The Civil War ended at Appomattox
Courthouse on April 9, 1865

17. People of the Civil War
• General Robert E. Lee
– Confederate General,
surrendered at
Appomattox Courthouse,
ending the Civil War

18. People of the Civil War
• Abraham Lincoln
– President of the United
States (North) during
the Civil War

19. • Thomas “Stonewall”
Jackson
– Confederate general
who played an
important role at the
Battle of Manassas
People of the Civil War

20. People of the Civil War
• General Ulysses S. Grant
– General for the North
during the Civil War
– Accepted Lee’s surrender
at Appomattox
– Later became President
of the United States

21. Nat Turner’s slave
rebellion in
Southhampton Co, Va.
John
Brown’s
Raid on the
Arsenal
Manassas/Bull Run
Fredericksburg
Monitor vs.
Merrimack
Richmond
Appomattox, VA

22. Most white Virginians supported the Confederacy.
The Confederacy relied on enslaved African Americans to
raise crops and provide labor for the Army.
Some free African Americans felt their limited rights could
best be protected by supporting the Confederacy.
Most American Indians did not take sides during the war
(neutral).

24. Who led a slave revolt against
plantation owners in Virginia?
AHarriet Tubman
BNat Turner
CJohn Brown
DRobert E. Lee

25. 2. Who participated in a secret route that
escaped slaves took known as the
“Underground Railroad”?
A. Harriet Tubman
B. Nat Turner
C. John Brown
D. Robert E. Lee

26. 3. Who led a raid on the United States
Armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
trying to start a slave rebellion?
A. Harriet Tubman
B. Nat Turner
C. John Brown
D. Robert E. Lee

27. 4. During the 1820s, what did northern
states want new states created out of
the western territory to be?
A. new states
B. slave states
C. free states
D. old states

28. 5. Who became President of the United
States in 1860, after some southern
states including Virginia, seceded
from the Union?
A. Jefferson Davis
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Robert E. Lee
D. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

29. 6. Which state was formed when conflict
grew between the eastern counties
that relied on slave labor and the
western counties that favored the
abolition of slavery?
A. North Carolina
B. Tennessee
C. West Virginia
D. Maryland

30. 7. Where did Confederate General
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson play a
major role?
A. Fredericksburg
B. Bull Run (or Manassas)
C. Norfolk
D. Hampton

31. 8. What was the capital of the
Confederacy?
A. Washington, D.C.
B. Petersburg
C. Manassas
D. Richmond

32. 9. Where did the battle of two ironclad
ships take place in Virginia’s waters?
A. Hampton Roads
B. Potomac River
C. New River
D. Rappahannock River

33. 10. Who was the Commander of the
Army of Northern Virginia and
defeated Union troops at
Fredericksburg, Virginia?
A. Ulysses S. Grant
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
D. Robert E. Lee

34. 11. Where did Robert E. Lee surrender
to Ulysses S. Grant in April 1865?
A. Washington, D.C.
B. Manassas, Virginia
C. Appomattox Court House, Virginia
D. Richmond, Virginia

35. 12.What city was burned at the end of the
Civil War?
A. Washington
B. Norfolk
C. Richmond
D. Alexandria

36. 13. Why did some Free African
Americans support the Confederacy?
A. They wanted to provide crops and labor
to the Army.
B. They felt their rights would be protected.
C. They wanted to have more rights.
D. They did not believe in the ideas of the
South