Revolutionary War
New Nation
Civil War
VA since 1910
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100
Fill in the blanks; People that fought for the British were called ______. People that fought for the colonists were called _______.
Loyalists; Patriots
100
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
George Mason
100
The people that fought for the South were referred to as the ________. People that fought for the North were referred to as the ______.
Rebels; Yankees
100
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that _______ ______ ______ schools were unconstitutional.
What is Seperate But Equal.
100
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
American civil rights movement, mass protest movement against racial segregation and discrimination in the southern United States that came to national prominence during the mid-1950's
200
Name the slave that fought with the colonists and gained his freedom after the war.
James Armistead Lafayette
200
Why did most people begin to migrate?
For farmland and new opportunities.
200
Name the two iron-clad ships that fought.
The Monitor and the Merrimack.
200
Who is George C. Marshall? What did he do?
He was a military leader who created an economic plan to ensure world peace
200
What does the Chesapeake Bay provide?
Provides a safe harbor and it is a source of food and transportation
300
What was the Battle of Great Bridge?
The first land battle fought in the Revolution.
300
Why is James Madison known as the Father of the Constitution?
He took detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention.
300
Fill in the blanks; ______ had no value. _______ were closed. _______ were destroyed.
Money; Banks:; Crops and Plantations.
300
Why did most of Virginia's population eventually start to move to urban areas?
More job opportunities.
300
What lawyer played a key role in the Brown vs. Board of Education decision?
Oliver Hill Sr.
400
Name at least 2 reasons for the Revolution.
Conflicts developed between the colonies and Great Britain over how the colonies should be governed. • Parliament believed it had legal authority in the colonies, while the colonists believed their local assemblies had legal authority. • Parliament believed it had the right to tax the colonies, while the colonists believed they should not be taxed since they had no representation in Parliament.
400
What two documents did Jefferson write?
The Declaration of Independance and The Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom
400
Rounded to the nearest ten, what year was John Brown hanged?
What is 1860
400
In what century was Woodrow Wilson elected president?
What is the 20th century.
400
What county was the first to close their schools to avoid integration?
What is Warren County
500
Recite at least 3 lines from Patrick Henry's famous speech.
"Gentle men may cry peace, peace, but there is no peace. Why stand we here idle? Is life so dear or peace so sweet? As to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery. Forbid it Almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me. Give me liberty or give me death!".
500
What year did England become Great Britain?
1707
500
Jim Crow laws also had an effect on ___________.
American Indians.
500
How many births were there in 1952?
3,913,000
500
What is the Freedman's Bureau?
The Freedmen’s Bureau was a government agency that provided food, schools, and medical care for freed African Americans and others in Virginia
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