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When settlers migrated west, they had to cross the
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Appalachian Mountains through the Cumberland Gap.
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The part of the United States that had a rural, agricultural economy in the 1800's was
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the southern states.
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In the 1800's, the southern United States
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relied heavily on slave labor to work the plantations.
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The part of the United States that had an urban, industrialized economy in the 1800's was
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the northern states.
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The opinion held by the northern states about the new states created out of the western territory was that
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they should be free states.
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The opinion held by the southern states about the new states created out of the western territory was that
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they should be slave states.
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The slave who led a revolt against Virginia plantation owners in 1831 was
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Nat Turner.
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During the 1800's abolitionists worked to
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end slavery.
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The Virginian who raided the federal arsenal (armory) at Harpers Ferry in an attempt to start a rebellion was
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John Brown.
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The slave who helped other slaves escape using a secret route called the "Underground Railroad" was
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Harriet Tubman.
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When President Lincoln called for troops to preserve the Union, Virginia responded by
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seceding from the Union.
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In the 1800's the eastern and western counties of Virginia were in conflict over the issue of
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slavery.
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In the 1800's the western counties of Virginia
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wanted to abolish slavery.
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In the 1800's the eastern counties of Virginia
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relied on slave labor and supported slavery.
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The "Confederate States of America" was formed as a separate country by the
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southern states who seceded from the Union.
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The eastern and western counties of Virginia resolved their conflict over the issue of slavery by
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forming West Virginia from the western counties.
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The Civil War was a war between
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the northern and southern parts of the U.S.
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During the Civil War, the Union was made up of
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the northern states.
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During the Civil War, the Confederacy was made up of
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the southern states who had seceded.
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The Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas) was important because it was
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the first major battle of the Civil War in Virginia.
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General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson played an important role in the
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Battle of Bull Run.
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An important leader of the Confederate Army was
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Robert E. Lee.
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An important leader of the Union Army was
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Ulysses S. Grant.
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In the Battle of Fredericksburg
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the Confederate Army defeated the Union Army.
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The Confederate Army led by Robert E. Lee was also known as the
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Army of Northern Virginia.
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The capital of the Confederacy was originally in Alabama, but was later moved to
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Richmond, Virginia.
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Near the end of the Civil War, an important Virginia city was taken over by the Union troops and burned.  This city was
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Richmond, Virginia.
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In an important Civil War Sea battle between two iron-clad ships, the ship that was used by the Union side was called the
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Monitor.
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In an important Civil War sea battle between two iron-clad ships, the ship that was used by the Confederate side was called the
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Merrimack.
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In the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack
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neither side won.
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The Civil War ended in April 1865 at
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Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
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In the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack
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neither side won.  It ended in a draw (tie).
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The Civil War ended when General
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Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant.
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President Abraham Lincoln used the Union Navy to
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blockade southern ports.
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This group in the Civil War relied heavily on enslaved African Americans to raise crops and provided labor for the army.
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Confederacy
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Industrialized is to factories as agricultural is to
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plantations.
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Some free African Americans felt that their rights could best be protected by supporting the
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Confederacy.
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The Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia who defeated the Union Troops at Fredericksburg, Virginia was
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Robert E. Lee.
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Industrialized
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To use skills in using tools and machines in places such as factories.
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Formation
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Soldiers lined up in close arrangement.
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Seceded
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To stop being a member of some group.
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Rebellion
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An armed revolt against the government.
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Abolishionist
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A campaigner against slavery.
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Blockade
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Shutting off of a port or other place by enemy troops to keep people or supplies from moving in or out.
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Agricultural
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The science and work of growing crops and raising livestock. (Farms/plantations)
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Enslaved
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To keep complete control over.
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Conflict
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A clash or sharp disagreement.
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