Virginia Studies

VA SOL VS.1; VS.1b; VS.1d; VS.7b; VS.7c; VS.8a This video discusses the Civil War in Virginia and focuses on some of the major battles, generals, and themes.

VA SOL VS.1a; VS.1d; VS.1e; VS.7b This video describes the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack. On March 8, 1862, the world's first ironclad ship, CSS Virginia, destroyed two wooden-hulled U.S. warships at Hampton Roads. This battle revolutionized naval warfare by proving that wooden vessels were obsolete against ironclads. The next day the Union's first ironclad—the USS Monitor—arrived and fought the Virginia to a draw, ensuring the safety of the Union blockade fleet.

VA SOL VS.1d; VS.1e; VS.7a; VS.7c This video looks at the question "What caused the Civil War?" and specifically at differences between the North and South and the outbreak of the Civil War.