Geography
What are the 5 boardering states of Va
Maryland
West VA
North Carolina
Tenneesee
Kentucky
This country ruled American Colonies before the American Revolution
What is Great Britain?
This war took place in the United States from 1861-1865
What is the Civil War?
This period came immediately after the Civil War to rebuild the South and reunite the nation
What is the Reconstruction Era?
the fight to end unfair laws and discrimination against African Americans
Civil Rights Movement
What are the Cardinal Directions
North
South
East
West
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What state was part of the Confederacy and a key battleground during the Civil War?
VA
These newly freed people gained the right to vote during Reconstruction
Freed African Americans
First African American to serve as govenor of VA
L. Douglas Wilder
List the 5 Regions
Blue Ridge
Valley and Ridge
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
This Document Explained why the colonies wanted independence
Declaration of Independence
Was the President of the US during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
This amendment to the US Constitution abilished slavery
13th amendment
A Lawyer from VA helped fight school segregation
Oliver W. Hill
This large body of water borders va to the East
What is atlantic Ocean?
This battle ended American Revolution
Battle of Yorktown
This Confederate General was from VA
Robert E. Lee
amendment gave African Americans the right to vote
15th amendment
in 1951 this African American student challenged segregation on public buses in VA
Irene Morgan
State south of VA
North Carolina
What Virginian led the Continental Army?
George Washington
The battle in VA was the final major battle of the Civil War where the Confederates surrendered
Appomattox Court House
schools were set up in VA to educate freedment after the civil war
Freedmen Schools
This policy enforced after Brown v. Board pf Edu, forced VA schools to remain segregated and resist integration
Massive Resistance