| A | B |
| Why did the southern states secede from the union? | The Northern and Southern states were unable to resolve their conflicts because of economic differences. |
| What led to West Virginia becoming a state? | Virginians were divided about remaining in the Union. |
| What was the conflict between the North and the South about new states joining the Union? | The North wanted the new states to be"free states." The South wanted them to be "lave states". |
| How were the Northern and Southern economics different? | The North was industrialized. The South was agricultural and relied on slave labor. |
| Who was President of the Union during the Civil War? | Abraham Lincoln |
| Who led a revolt against Virginia plantation owners? | Nat Turner |
| Who campaigned to end slavery? | abolitionists |
| When did the Southern states secede from the Union? | after Abraham Lincoln became President in 1860 |
| What did the Southern states name themselves? | The Confederate States of America |
| Who led a raid on the United States Arsenal at Harper's Ferrry, Virginia? | John Brown |