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WorksheetsVirginia VS.9 assess
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Since World War II, Virginia has experienced economic growth due to increases in the number of Federal obs located in which region?
Northern Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Which term describes the full equality of all races in use of public facilities?
Desegregation
segregation
Integration
Abolition
What is the abolishment of racial segregation?
Massive resistance
Integration
Desegregation
Representation
What did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954?
Separate but equal schools are unconstitutional
People are entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
All schools would close
The Board of Education won
Which twentieth century Virginia governor promoted more African Americans and women to state government jobs?
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
L. Douglas Wilder
Oliver W. Hill
A. Linwood Holton
What was the Virginia government policy that prevented the integration of schools?
Massive Resistance
Desegregation
Jim Crow
Abolition
Who led a Massive Resistance Movement against the integration of schools?
Woodrow Wilson
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
L. Douglas Wilder
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
What job did Maggie L. Walker hold?
Teacher
Delegate to the Virginia General Assembly
Bank president
Governor
Who was the first African American to win a major men's tennis championship?
L. Douglas Wilder
James Armistead Lafayette
Nat Turner
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
Who was known as the "Pay As You Go" governor and was responsible for improving roads in Virginia?
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
Patrick Henry
L. Douglas Wilder
Woodrow Wilson
Who was the first African American elected governor in the United States?
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
L. Douglas Wilder
Which civil rights lawyer played a key role in the Brown v. Board of Education court case?
Oliver W. Hill
Nat Turner
L. Douglas Wilder
A. Linwood Holton
