Vocabulary
People
Civil Rights
Economics/Social Transitions
VS Miscellaneous
100
The separation of people, usually based on race or religion.
What is segregation?
100
I was the first African American woman to establish a bank and become a bank president in the US.
Who is Maggie Walker?
100
An organized manner to achieve the individual rights of all citizens to be treated equally under the law.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
100
One reason that agriculture changed in the early 20th century.
What are low crop prices?
100

*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*

Which region is closest to the Atlantic Ocean?

What is Coastal Plain (Tidewater)?

200
The ending of racial segregation.
What is desegregation?
200
The first African American to be elected as a state governor in the US.
Who is Lawrence Douglas Wilder?
200

*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*

People of all different races would remain segregated, but have equal rights.

What is separate but equal?

200
People moved from rural to urban areas of Virginia in search of these.
What are economic opportunities?
200

Which region is our area of Tazewell County in?

What is the Valley and Ridge Region?

300

*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*

An unfair difference in the treatment of people.

What is discrimination?

300
The first African American winner of a major men's tennis championship, a spokesperson for social change, and a Civil Rights advocate.
Who is Arthur Ashe?
300
I was a governor of Virginia who led the Massive Resistance movement and was known for the pay-as-you-go policy for road improvements.
Who is Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
300
The mining of this product spurred the growth of Virginia towns and cities.
What is coal mining?
300

True or False: Piedmont means "foot of the mountain".

What is TRUE?

400
To refuse to conduct business or have contact with a person, group, country, or product.
What is a boycott?
400
A lawyer who played a key role in the Brown vs Board of Education court case which declared segregated schools unconstitutional.
Who is Oliver Hill?
400

This person made the "Pay As You Go" Policy.

Who is Harry F. Byrd, Sr.?

400

*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*

Northern Virginia AND the Coastal Plain region grew because of this.

What is the technology industry?

400

Which Indian language was spoken in the southwestern part of Virginia?

Who is Cherokee?

500
Full equality of all races in the use of public facilities.
What is integration?
500

*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*

A governor who promoted race equality and appointed more women and African Americans to government positions.

Who is Linwood Holton?

500
This policy was approved by the Virginia General Assembly and fought to resist integration. It also caused some schools to close to avoid integration.
What is Massive Resistance?
500
Northern Virginia grew because of increases in the number of these types of jobs.
What are federal jobs?
500

Name the Three Branches of Government.

What are Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches?

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