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39 Cards in this Set
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Q1. How did cities grow? (3)
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Q2. Railroads facilitated the growth of cities and helped ________,________,_______ to expand.
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Q3. Coal mining spurred the growth of Virginia's towns and cities. Where was coal deposits discovered?
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Q4. As Virginia began to grow, the need for more and better __________ increased.
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Q5. Think about Virginia's cash crop in Jamestown. Now, what two industries were important to Virginia in the twentieth century?
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Q6. Why did early twentieth agriculture begin to change? (2)
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Q7. People moved from _________ to __________ areas for economic opportunities.
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Q8. What 3 technological developments in transportation helped cities to grown?
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A2. business, agriculture, industry
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A1. people, businesses, factories
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A4. roads
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A3. Tazewell County
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A6. old systems of farming were no longer effective; crop prices were low
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A5. tobacco farming; tobacco products
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A8. roads, railroads, streetcars
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A7. rural, urban
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Q9. Why did Northern Virginia experience growth in the twentieth century? (2)
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Q10. How has Northern VA and the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) grown in the 20th and 21st century?
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Q11. True or False
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Q12. What president wrote a plan for world peace?
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Q13. Who was a military leader who created an economic plan to ensure world peace?
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Q14. What is the word that means the abolishment of racial segregation?
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Q15. What word means the full equality of people of all races in the use of public facilities and services?
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Q16. What did the Brown vs. Board of Education decision say?
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A10. computer technology
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A9. increase in federal jobs
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A12. Woodrow Wilson
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A11. True
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A14. desegregation
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A13. George C. Marshall
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A16. "separate but equal" public schools was unconstitutional
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A15. integration
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Q17. When was the Brown vs. Board of Education made?
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Q18. After the Brown vs. Board of Education decision, all public schools were ordered to_______.
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Q19. What was Virginia's response to the Brown vs. Board of Education decision? (2)
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Q20. What eventually happened to Virginia's stand on Brown vs. Board of Education?
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Q21. Who led the Massive Resistance Movement against desegregation of public schools?
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Q22. Who was the first African Amercan woman to establish a bank and become a bank president?
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Q23. What road policy did Harry F. Byrd Sr. create as governor?
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Q24. Who was Oliver W. Hill and how was he important?
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A18. desegregate
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A17. 1954
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A20. resistance failed, schools integrated
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A19. Massive Resistance; some schools closed
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A22. Maggie L. Walker
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A21. Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
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A24. a lawyer and civil rights leader; worked for equal rights and played role in Brown vs. Board of Education decision
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A23. "Pay As You Go"
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Q25. Why is Arthur Ashe Jr. important?
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Q26. What governor of VA promoted racial equality and appointed African Americans and women to government positions?
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Q27. Who was the first African American governor of Virginia and the United States?
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Q28. What is the legislative branch of Virginia's government that makes the laws?
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Q29. What are the two parts of the General Assembly?
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Q30. Who heads the executive branch of Virginia's government?
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Q31. What does the executive branch do?
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Q32. What does the judicial system decide?
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A26. A. Linwood Holton Jr.
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A25. winner of major men's tennis singles championship; author and eloquent spokesperson for social change
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A28. General Assembly
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A27. L. Douglas Wilder
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A30. governor
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A29. Senate and House of Delegates
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A32. decides cases about people accused of breaking the law; whether or not a law is constitutional
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A31. makes sure state laws are carried out
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Q34. Name 4 of Virginia's transportation systems that move raw materials to factories and finished products to markets.
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Q35. Name 4 of Virginia's agricultural or manufactured products.
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Q36. Visitors help Virginia's economy. What is this industry called?
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Q37. Why does the federal government have a significant impact on Virginia's economy?
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A34. highways, railroads, air transportation, shipping
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A36. tourism
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A35. tobacco, poultry, coal, large ships
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A37. Many federal workers live and/or work in Virginia
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