WorksheetsVS9 VA in the 20th & 21st Century Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Northern Virginia and the Coastal Plain have grown due to ____.
coal mining
computer technology
tobacco farming
fabric manufacturing
During the 20th century and beyond, Virginia changed from a rural and agricultural society to a more _____ society.
urban and industrialized
hunting and gathering
farming and country
gardening and ranching
Great Depression Issues: Unemployment, Abandoned Farms, Lost Homes, Closed Businesses
What was a solution to the hardships Virginians faced during the Great Depression?
Massive Resistance
Women's Suffrage
New Deal Programs
Brown v. Board of Education
What was the period of harsh economic conditions during the 1930s called?
New Deal
Civil Rights Movement
Great Depression
Massive Resistance
Lawyer, Civil Rights Leader, Worked for equal rights for African Americans, Played a key role in the Brown v. Board of Education court case
Who is described in this list?
Oliver W. Hill Sr.
Harry F. Byrd Sr.
A. Linwood Holton Jr.
L. Douglas Wilder
Virginia's lawmakers fought against integration by closing schools. This policy was called ______.
desegregation
Civil Rights Movement
equality
Massive Resistance
Which statements replace the question marks to complete the graphic organizer? Select ALL that apply.
Shortage of mechanization for farming
Technological developments for farming
High crop prices
Coal mining
Who was the first African American to be elected to serve as a governor in the United States?
Thurgood Marshall
L. Douglas Wilder
Arthur Ashe
A. Linwood Holton
With the New Deal, the _____ began to take on a much larger role in the daily lives of Virginians.
the Constitution
suffrage
the Federal government
urbanization
In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal" schools were _______.
legal
constitutional
unconstitutional
able to be determined by the states
Which African American author, tennis player, and spokesperson for social change is depicted in this monument?
Oliver W. Hill, Sr
Maggie L. Walker
L. Douglas Wilder
Arthur Ashe Jr
One result of the Civil Rights Movement was that laws were passed that made ______ illegal.
racial discrimination
racial integration
school integration
school desegregation
Who was a 16 year old student from Farmville, VA who led a student strike against segregation in 1951?
Maggie L. Walker
Arthur Ashe Jr.
Barbara Johns
L. Douglas Wilder
After African Americans served in the military and fought outside of the country in ______, they demanded equal treatment as American citizens.
the Revolutionary War
the Civil War
World War II
French & Indian War
During the 20th century, Northern Virginia experienced growth due to an increase in the number of _____ jobs located in the region.
farming
foresting
manufacturing
federal
In 1920, a Constitutional amendment was added that _____.
gave women the right to vote
protected the right to free speech
ruled school segregation illegal
established crop prices
Who was the first African American woman in the United States to establish a bank and become a bank president?
Barbara Johns
A. Linwood Holton Jr
Maggie L Walker
Mary Bowser
