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Colonial VA
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100
A crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers.
What is a cash crop?
100
This man brought tobacco to the colony.
Who is John Rolfe?
100
The Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
100
During the Civil War, the southern economy was best described as this.
What is agriculture or agricultural?
100
The first African American governor.
Who is L. Douglas Wilder?
200
Maggie Lena Walker was famous for this.
What is becoming the first woman bank president?
200
The group financed the Jamestown Settlement.
What is the Virginia Company of London?
200
He wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
Who is George Mason?
200
During the Civil War, the southern states were called this.
What is the Confederacy or the Confederate States of America?
200
In the 1950s, Virginia's public schools were closed to avoid integration.
What is Massive Resistance?
300
He rode on horseback to warn Thomas Jefferson that the British were coming.
Who is Jack Jouett?
300
In which region did the Germans and Scots-Irish primarily settle?
What is the Valley and Ridge region?
300
A document that states all people should be free to worship as they please.
What is the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
300
The first land battle of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Bull Run?
300
The Supreme Court Case that made segregated schools illegal.
What is Brown Vs. Board of Education?
400
Two major industries of the Blue Ridge Mountain Region.
What is farming and recreation?
400
Barns, churches, and music are all examples of this.
What is Cultural Landscapes?
400
Many Virginians chose to move west in search of _________.
What is new opportunities or farmland?
400
As a slave, he led a revolt against Virginia Plantation owners.
Who was Nat Turner?
400
Name two industries that contributed to Virginia's growth in the 19th and 20th centuries.
What is Technology, Federal Government, Transportation, or Tourism?
500
He developed an economic plan to help Europe rebuild and maintain world peace after World War 2.
Who George C. Marshall?
500
The Virginia Charter granted this to the Jamestown Settlers.
What are English rights?
500
Settlers used this passageway to cross the Appalachian Mountains as they moved west.
What is the Cumberland Gap?
500
This battle took place in 1862 and was one of the worst losses for the Union. It took place near the Rappahanock River.
What is the Battle of Fredricksburg?
500
What is the name Virginia's Legislative Branch?
What is the General Assembly?