Jeopardy: VA Studies Civil War

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Jeopardy VA Studies Civil War
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Who led a revolt against plantation owners in
Virginia?
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Who led a revolt against plantation owners in
Virginia?
Nat Turner
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Who established a secret route that escaped
slaves took? It became known as the Underground
Railroad.
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Harriet Tubman
Who established a secret route that escaped
slaves took? It became known as the Underground
Railroad.
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Since Virginians were divided about secession
from the Union this led to the creation of what?
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West Virginia
Since Virginians were divided about secession
from the Union this led to the creation of what?
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Who campaigned to end slavery?
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Abolitionists
Who campaigned to end slavery?
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Who led a raid on the United States Armory at
Harpers Ferry, Virginia? He was captured and
hanged.
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John Brown
Who led a raid on the United States Armory at
Harpers Ferry, Virginia? He was captured and
hanged.
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After Abraham Lincoln became President in 1860,
some southern states seceded from the ______.
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Union
After Abraham Lincoln became President in 1860,
some southern states seceded from the ______.
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Virginia seceded from the Union along with other
southern states and they formed what?
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The Confederate States of America
Virginia seceded from the Union along with other
southern states and they formed what?
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Which states were known as the Union?
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The Northern States
Which states were known as the Union?
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Virginia played a significant role in the Civil
War and became a major battleground between _____
and _____ troops.
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Union and Confederate
Virginia played a significant role in the Civil
War and became a major battleground between _____
and _____ troops.
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Which Confederate General played a major role in
the Battle of Bull Run?
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Thomas Stonewall Jackson
Which Confederate General played a major role in
the Battle of Bull Run?
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Which states were known as the Confederacy?
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The Southern States
Which states were known as the Confederacy?
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Conflict grew between the ____ counties of
Virginia that relied on slavery and the _____
counties that favored abolition of slavery.
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Eastern and Western
Conflict grew between the ____ counties of
Virginia that relied on slavery and the _____
counties that favored abolition of slavery.
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What was the first battle of the Civil War?
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The Battle of Bull Run or Manassas
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
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Who was the Commander of the Army of Northern
Virginia who defeated Union troops at
Fredericksburg, Virginia?
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General Robert E. Lee
Who was the Commander of the Army of Northern
Virginia who defeated Union troops at
Fredericksburg, Virginia?
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Where was the capital of the Confederacy?
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Richmond
Where was the capital of the Confederacy?
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Lincoln used the Union _____ to blockade southern
ports.
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Navy
Lincoln used the Union _____ to blockade southern
ports.
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Where did the Civil War end?
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Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Where did the Civil War end?
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When did the Civil War end?
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April, 1865
When did the Civil War end?
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Which General captured and burned Richmond near
the end of the war?
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General Ulysses S. Grant
Which General captured and burned Richmond near
the end of the war?
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Which two iron-clad ships battled in the waters
near Norfolk and Hampton?
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The Monitor (Union) and The Merrimack
(Confederate)
Which two iron-clad ships battled in the waters
near Norfolk and Hampton?
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Who surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant to
end the Civil War?
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General Robert E. Lee
Who surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant to
end the Civil War?
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Who won the Civil War?
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The North-The Union
Who won the Civil War?
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What is the period following the Civil War
called? The congress had passed laws designed
to rebuild the country and bring the southern
states back into the Union.
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Reconstruction
What is the period following the Civil War
called? The congress had passed laws designed
to rebuild the country and bring the southern
states back into the Union.
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During Reconstruction millions of slaves needed
what?
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Housing, clothing, food and jobs
During Reconstruction millions of slaves needed
what?
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What was a government agency that provided food,
schools, and medical care for freed slaves and
others in Virginia and the rest of the South?
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Freedmans Bureau
What was a government agency that provided food,
schools, and medical care for freed slaves and
others in Virginia and the rest of the South?
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Specifically who faced serious problems in
rebuilding the state after the war?
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Virginians
Specifically who faced serious problems in
rebuilding the state after the war?
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During Reconstruction Virginias ______ was in
ruins.
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Economy
During Reconstruction Virginias ______ was in
ruins.
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Name the system common in Virginia after the war
in which freed men and poor white farmers rented
land from landowners by promising to pay the
owner with a share of the crop.
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Sharecropping
Name the system common in Virginia after the war
in which freed men and poor white farmers rented
land from landowners by promising to pay the
owner with a share of the crop.
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Give two economic problems Virginia faced during
Reconstruction.
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Money had no value, banks were closed and crops
were destroyed.
Give two economic problems Virginia faced during
Reconstruction.
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Name two measures that were taken during
Reconstruction to resolve Virginias problems.
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Freedmans Bureau and sharecropping
Name two measures that were taken during
Reconstruction to resolve Virginias problems.
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