Henrico during Reconstruction
After the Civil War, Confederate money had _________.
A) no value
B) little value
C) a lot of value
A) no value
The making and managing of goods and services
economics
Citizens of Henrico County worked together to ______ the war effort during WW1.
A) destroy
B) ignore
C) support
C) support
This site was used as a bomb shelter during World War 2, but was originally opened as a movie theater.
Henrico Theater
Henrico County changed from a ______ to an _______ society.
A) urban to rural
B) rural to urban
B) rural to urban
A) community
B) company
C) economy
C) economy
relating to the buying and selling of goods and services
commercial
Residential communities were established near the army base to provide __________.
A) food
B) housing
C) first-aid
B) housing
This site originally opened in 1801 as a school for African American students.
Grave Hill School
During this time, small businesses, such as automotive repair shops, gas stations, grocery stores, and retail stores, began to _________ in number in these newly-developed communities. INCREASE or DECREASE?
Increase
Which is NOT an example of a recreation activity in Henrico during reconstruction?
A) festivals
B) church socials
C) picnics
D) hiking
industrial
In 1939, the citizens voted to change the name from the town of Fairfield to the town of ________ to honor Oliver J. Sands.
A) Richmond
B) Henrico
C) Sandston
C) Sandston
Dabbs House
In the 5 years after the end of the war, the population of Henrico ______.
A) was cut in half
B) doubled
C) tripled
B) doubled
The Virginia Constitution of 1902 adopted _________ restrictions to deny the vote of ____________ who lived in Virginia, without appearing to violate the 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
A) law , white men
B) suffrage , African American men
C) trade , all men
B) suffrage , African American men
to keep something in its original state or in good condition
preservation
The Du Pont Engineering Company and the federal government jointly agreed to build a gunpowder-packing facility and construct miles of railroad tracks in the Seven Pines district. This area of Henrico County was changed from a rural area to an ___________ center.
A) industrial
B) commercial
C) economic
A) industrial
This historic site is one of the oldest buildings in Henrico. It has been used as a store, a post office, a place to vote, and a small hospital during the Civil War.
Walkerton
In 1980, the Virginia General Assembly passed a law stating that localities over a certain population density could be declared immune from annexation. Because of its population, Henrico County ________ be annexed. COULD or COULD NOT?
Could NOT be annexed
At the end of the Civil War, the ______ entered a period of time of Union occupation known as __________.
A) South , Reconstruction
B) North , Revolution
C) South , Revolution
D) North , Reconstruction
A) South , Reconstruction
the period following the Civil War in which Congress passed laws designed to help rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union
reconstruction
When the United States entered World War II in 1941, there was a scarcity of construction materials, and many items were rationed, or distributed in a controlled manner. Citizen volunteers took nursing classes, rolled bandages, collected scrap metal, and conducted paper drives. In 1944, the women of Henrico County gave thousands of hours of their time to the __________.
Red Cross
This site was originally owned by the Sheppard family for almost 200 years.
Meadow Farm
The ____________________________________ was created to determine if the City of Richmond should again try to annex part of Henrico County.
Hint: RRPEDC
Richmond Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission