Who is that?
• 1943–1993
• first African American champion of the U.S. Open and Wimbledon
tennis tournaments
• honored with a statue on Richmond’s Monument Avenue in 1996
Which person in Virginia’s history does this information describe?
Arthur Ashe
The __________________ was a period of harsh economic conditions worldwide. Many Virginians lost their jobs, farms, and homes.
Great Depression
The separation of people, usually based on race or religion, is known as
segregration
What was the main reason people moved from rural to urban areas?
Economic opportunities
Who was the first African American woman bank president?
Maggie Walker
Which governor appointed more African-Americans and women to positions in the state government than previous governors had?
A. Linwood Holton
The federal government established
_________________ programs to provide employment and ease many hardships.
New Deal
As a result of the Civil Rights Movement, laws were passed that supported __________________
or the legal end of racial segregation.
desegragration
What contributed to the transformation/growth of Virginia’s economy during the early 20th century? List at least 2
The mechanization of agriculture and improvements in transportation
moving to rural to urban areas
coal mining encouraged the growth of towns and cities
During the twentieth century, Northern Virginia grew due to an increase in the number _____________ jobs.
Governor of Virginia who modernized state government and led the massive resistance movement?
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
The U.S. Constitution was amended giving women the right to vote. This was the ________
amendment.
19th
Who is this?
1907–2007
• civil rights lawyer
• led legal challenges against desegregation in Virginia, 1940s–1960s
• received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999
Oliver Hill
What mining industry caused VA to grow after reconstruction?
coal mining
What helped farmers move from working with animals and simpler tools to using machinery (like the tractor).
Mechanization
Who was the president that came up with the New Deal programs?
Franklin D. Roosevelt's
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 that _________ public schools were unconstitutional. One of the five cases reviewed by the Supreme was the case was Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward.
"separate but equal"
The full equality of people of all races in the use of public facilities and
services is called
intergration
In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, what
industry helped Northern Virginia and the
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region grow?
computer technology
List two reasons why agriculture began to change in Virginia during the early 1900s.
mechanization and transportation improvements;
crop prices were low
The first African American to be elected state governor
L. Douglas Wilder
Some Virginians did not want the desegregation
of public schools. In response, they began what movement?
Massive Resistance
Who is a high school junior who led a student strike? Her court case was used in Brown v Board of Education
Barbara Johns
During the twentieth century, Virginia began to change from a _________ society to a more
_________ society.
rural, industrialized
During the 20th and 21st centuries, Virginia's population has become more __________.
diverse