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18 Cards in this Set
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What was the key to expansion of Virginia business, agriculture and industry?
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Railroads. They helped small towns become cities.
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Where were coal deposits found?
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Tazewell County
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Why did Virginia change from an agricultural to an industrial society?
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The old systems of farming were old and no longer effective.
Crop prices were low |
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Name three reasons Virginia's towns and cities started to grow?
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1. People moved to cities to make more money
2. Coal mining, people moved to towns to get jobs mining for coal 3. Technological developments in transportation and roads |
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Who was a 20th century president who wrote a plan for world peace?
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Woodrow Wilson
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who was a military leader who created an economic plan to ensure world peace?
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George C. Marshall
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What was the importance of Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954?
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Ruled that "separate buy equal" schools could NOT exist. They were unconstitutional. All public schools, including those in Virginia were ordered to desegregate.
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What policy was developed by Virginia to resist the integration of schools?
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Massive Resistance
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What governor led the Massive Resistance movement against the desegregation of public schools? He also was known for "Pay as you Go" policy for road improvements and modernized Virginia state government.
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Harry F. Byrd.
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Who was the first African American woman to establish and become a bank president in the US?
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Maggie L. Walker
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Was a lawyer and civil rights leader who worked for equal rights of African Americains and played a key role in the Brown vs. Bd. of Ed. decision
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Oliver W. Hill
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First African American winner of a major tennis tournament
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Arthur Ashe (U.S. Open tennis facility in NYC is named after him.)
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As governor of Virginia, promoted racial equality and appointed more African Americans and women to positions in state government than previous governors.
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A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
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As Governor of Virginia, was the first African American to be elected a state governor in the US
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L. Douglas Wilder
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What are the three branches of Virginia government?
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Legislative: General Assembly
Executive: Governor Judicial: Court system |
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How have improvements in transportation system (highways, railroads and air transportation) helped Virginia's economic growth?
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Can move raw materials to factories and finished products to markets.
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Name 2 important industries in Virginia
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communication
technology Tourism |
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In what way is Virginia part of the US economy?
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Because Federal workers live in Virginia, the federal government has a big impact on Virginia's economy.
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