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19 Cards in this Set
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Difference between the Northern and Southern States
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North: * Were part of the Union
* "United States of America" * Economy was more industrialized * Wanted new states created out of the western territory to be "free states" South: * Were part of the Con Federacy * "Confederate States of America" * Economy was agricultural and relied more on slave labor * Wanted new states created out of the western territory to be "slave states" |
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Nat Turner
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A slave who lead a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia
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Harriet Tubman
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* Supported a secret route that escaped enslaved African Americans took
* the route became known as the "Underground Railroad" |
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John Brown
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* Led a raid on the US Armory (Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry,Virginia
* he was trying to start a slave rebellion * he was captured and hanged |
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General Robert E. Lee
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Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War (Confederacy)
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Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
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A confederate general who earned the name "Stonewall" at the Battle of Manassas , or Bull Run
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Abraham Lincoln
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Became President of the United States in 1860
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Abolish
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To get rid of
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Abolitionist
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People who campaigned to end slavery
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Secede
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To break away from
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Events that led to secession from the Union
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* Nat Turner's revolt against plantation owners in Virginia'
* Abolitionists campaigned to end slavery * Harriet Tubman supported the "Underground Railroad" escape route for slaves * John Brown lead the raid on the US Arsenal (Armory) * After Abraham Lincoln was elected president, some southern states seceded from the Union and formed the "Confederate States of America" * Later, Virginia secveded and joined the "Confederate States of America" |
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Creation of West Virginia
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Conflict grew between
* Eastern counties of Virginia that relied on slavery * Western counties of Virginia that did not favor slavery Many disagreements between the two regions led to the formatiuon of a new state, West Virginia |
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Major Civil War Battles fought in Virginia
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* First Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas)
* Fredericksburg, Virginia * Richmond * Sea Battle * Appomattox Court House |
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First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
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* This was the first major clash of the Civil War
* Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson played a major role in this Confederate Victory |
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Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Union troops were defeated by Confederate General Robert E. Lee
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Richmond
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* The capital of the Confederacy
* fell to Ulysses S. Grant and was burned near the end of the war |
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Sea Battle
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* Lincoln used the Union navy to blockade southern ports
* an important sea battle took place in Virginia waters near Norfolk and Hampton * two rion-clad ships battled * Monitor (Union) * Merrimack (Confederate) * the battle was fought to a draw |
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Appomattox Court House
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* The Civil War ended here
* this is where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army General Ulysses S. Grant in April, 1865 |
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Roles of Various People during the Civil War
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* White Virginians - most white Virginians supported the Connfederacy
* African Americans * Enslaved African Americans * raised crops for the Confederacy * provided labor for the Confederate Army * many fled to the Union Army as it approached * some fought for the Union * Free African Americans * some felt their limited rights could best be protected by supporting the Confederacy * American Indians - most American Indians did not take sides during the Civil War |