The New Nation
The father of our country
George Washington
Who relied on agriculture
Southern States
Southern money after the civil war
What had no value
Cash crop
a crop like Tabaco that is used to sell for money, not used or consumed by the grower.
What does the executive branch do?
Enforces the laws
The Father of the constitution
James Madison
President during the civil war
Abraham Lincoln
Virginia banks after the civil war
Were closed
What spurred the growth of the Appalachian plateau
Coal Mining
What does the legislative branch do
Make the laws
The First President
George Washington
Relied on Industry
Northern States
Government agency that helped freedmen during reconstruction
Freedmen's Bureau
What was typically used instead of money in early Virginia?
Barter/Trading
What does the Supreme Court do?
Interprets the laws
Wrote the Virginia Statute for religious freedom
Thomas Jefferson
Known for the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman
sharecropping
renting land from a landowner to farm and sharing the profit
What are human resources?
the labor done by people, like farming, sewing, and building.
The senate and the house of delegates are
Two parts of the virginia government
Wrote the Virginia declaration of rights
George Mason
Led the raid on the United States Armory
John Brown
reconstruction
The period following the civil war
What are capital resources
all the man-made assets that are used to manufacture goods. These resources include money, tools, machines, equipment, buildings, etc.
What are Jim Crow Laws
Unfair laws that kept freedmen from having equal rights to vote and hold office.