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How did agriculture change during the 20th century
Mechanization and improvements in transportation changed farming and crop prices were low
Where did people move to from rural areas in search for economic opportunities
Urban areas
Which type of mining growth in VA
Coal mining
Increase in what type of jobs created growth in northern VA
Federal government jobs
What regions grew in computer technology
Northern VA and the Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
In what year was the US constitution amended to give the women a right to vote
1920
What was the great Depression?
a period of harsh economic conditions worldwide, many lost their jobs, farms, homes and businesses.
What was the New Deal?
programs established by the government to provide employment and ease hardships
Who led a student strike against segregation in 1951?
Barbara Johns, 16 year old in Farmville, VA
When did the supreme court order all public schools to desegregate?
1954
What did the civil rights movement do?
Laws were passed that made racial discrimination illegal
What is segregation?
separation of people, based on race or religion
What is desegregation?
legal end of racial segregation
What is integration?
full equality of people of all races in the use of public facilities and services
What year did the Great Depression start
Some what near the 1930s
What case declared segregation unconstitutional?
Brown v Board of education
Who was Maggie L. Walker
She was the first ever to establish a bank and become bank president
What did Barbara Johns do
She led a student strike against segregation in 1951
Who is Harry F. Byrd
He was a governor for pay - as - you - go policy for road improvements and he modernized VA government
What did the U.S. Constitution do
It was amended women the right to vote
Who was Arthur R. Ashe
He was the first African American to win a Major Men's Tennis Singles Championship
What is the Executive Branch
It makes sure state laws are carried out and the governor heads the executive branch of the state government
Who was Harriet Tubman
She helped slaves escape from the on the Underground Railroad
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