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Part 1: The actions and ideas of Virginians formed the basis for
the new constitutional government of the United States.
Part 2: The actions and ideas of Virginians formed the basis for
the new constitutional government of the United States.
Virginians were important participants in the establishment of the
new government.
James Madison believed in the importance of having a United States
Constitution.
• James Madison kept detailed notes during
the 1787 Constitutional Convention, which
helped the delegates understand the process
of developing this most significant document.
The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia in 1787,
with 55 of the 73 delegates present. All states were represented with
the exception of Rhode Island. The purpose
of the meeting was to discuss problems
among the thirteen states. The delegates
had many things in common: all were men
who owned property; more than half of
them were lawyers; most of the delegates
had fought beside George Washington in the Continental Army; and
many had also helped write the constitutions for their own states.
George Washington, a Virginian and Commander-in-Chief of the
Continental Army during the American Revolution, was elected as
the first President of the United States of America and often called
the “Father of Our Country.”
• George Washington provided the strong leadership needed to help
the young country grow and develop through difficult times.
• George Washington provided the model of leadership for future
presidents.
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James Madison used his skills at
compromise to help the delegates reach an
agreement during the difficult process of
writing the Constitution of the United States
of America. Madison is often called the
“Father of the Constitution.”
The United States Constitution set up a central government with
three main branches: Legislative (to make laws), Executive (to carry
out laws), and Judicial (to decide if laws have been broken). The
delegates of the Constitutional Convention officially signed the
Constitution of the United States on September 17, 1787.
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The actions and ideas of Virginians formed the basis for the new
constitutional government of the United States. Ideas expressed
in the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for
Religious Freedom served as models for the Bill of Rights of the
Constitution of the United States of America.
After the American Revolution, Virginia’s agricultural base
began to change. As a result, large numbers of Virginians moved
west and to the deep South to find better farmland and new
economic opportunities. Geography influenced the movement of
people and ideas as Virginians moved to and beyond the Virginia
frontier.
The Virginia Declaration of Rights stated that all Virginians
should have certain rights, including freedom of religion,
freedom of the press, and the right to trial by jury.
George Mason of Virginia drafted this document
in 1776. It spelled out such fundamental rights
as freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and
the right to a jury trial. It formed the basis of
the first Ten Amendments (the Bill of Rights) to
the Constitution of the United States of America.
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom stated that all people
should be free to worship as they please.
Thomas Jefferson drafted this bill in 1777. It
stated that all people should be free to worship
as they please. Without James Madison’s
leadership guiding this bill through the General
Assembly, the bill probably would not have
passed. This document was the basis for the
First Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States of America, the amendment that
protects religious freedom.
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Term to Know
• fertile soil: soil containing many minerals needed to grow strong
plants
After the American Revolution, Virginia’s agricultural base began to
change. As a result, large numbers of Virginians moved west and to
the deep South to find better farmland and new economic
opportunities.
• Tobacco farming drained the minerals in the
soil, causing many farmers to look to the west
and deep South for new land to farm.
• Virginians migrated into western territories
looking for large areas of land and new
opportunities.
• As Virginians moved, they took their traditions, ideas, and
cultures with them.
• Settlers crossed the Appalachian Mountains, through the
Cumberland Gap, as they migrated to new lands in the western
territories.
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Because of economic differences between the North and South, they
were unable to resolve their conflicts and the South seceded from the
United States of America.
Terms to Know
• secede: to withdraw or break away from a group or organization
• secession: the withdrawal of southern states from the Union
• abolitionist: a person who is against the practice of slavery
• revolt: uprising against (government)
• enslaved: people who were considered property of their owners/had no
civil rights
Some Issues that Divided the United States after the American Revolution
and before the Civil War
The economy in the northern part of the United States was industrialized,
while in the southern part it was agricultural and relied on slave labor.
In the early 1800s, industries developed in the North along
the eastern coast of the United States, where there were
many rivers and waterfalls to power machines. Factories
began using mass production and standardized parts. This
meant that factories could make products faster and in
greater numbers than ever before.
In the South, farmers produced tobacco, corn, and other
crops throughout the 1700s. Growing tobacco and cotton
required a lot of labor in the fields. More and more
slaves were brought to work on the southern plantations.
In 1790, fewer than 70,000 slaves lived in the South. In
1830, there were approximately 2 million slaves.
The economy in the northern states was more industrialized using machines,
while in the southern region, it was agricultural and relied more on slave labor.
The northern states (industrialized/factories) wanted any new state created from
western territories to become a free state, while the southern states
(agricultural/farming) wanted any new state in the western territories to become
a slave state.
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Nat Turner (Abolitionist) led a revolt against plantation owners
in Virginia.
Nat Turner was born in 1800 in Southampton
County, Virginia. In 1831, Nat Turner and his
small band of fellow slaves led a rebellion in
Southampton County, Virginia. For two days,
they went from farm to farm and killed nearly 60
white men, women, and children from slaveowning families. Turner hid in the woods for six
weeks before he was finally caught.
Harriet Tubman (Abolitionist)
Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in Maryland in 1849. She
returned to the South many times and helped over
300 other slaves gain their freedom. Harriet
Tubman supported a secret route that helped
enslaved people escape to the North. The secret
route that the escaped slaves took became known as
the Underground Railroad. Escaped slaves hid
during the day and traveled by night. They had to
avoid patrols that were looking for runaway slaves.
People who showed slaves the way to freedom were
called Conductors.
John Brown (Abolitionist) led a raid on the United States Armory
(Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
In 1859, an abolitionist named John Brown led a
raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at
Harpers Ferry, Virginia. He planned to distribute
the weapons stored there and start a slave rebellion.
He was unsuccessful. (Please note: In 1859,
Harpers Ferry was located in Virginia. West
Virginia did not exist until 1863.)
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After Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States in
1860, seven southern states seceded from the Union. Later, other
southern states, including Virginia, seceded to form the
Confederate States of America.
Battle at Fort Sumter
A large number of northerners and southerners alike wanted to avoid
a “war between the states” formally known as the Civil War. In
many southern states, only a small majority voted for
secession. Many northerners would have let the
seceding states depart from the Union rather than go
to war. But President Abraham Lincoln had promised
not to let Union property be taken by the
Confederates. The Confederate takeover of Fort
Sumter in South Carolina, which was a Union
garrison or fort, made armed conflict inevitable. The
conflict began at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, in
1861.
Abraham Lincoln was firmly opposed to the spread of slavery to
other states. To preserve the Union (the United States of America),
he pledged to leave slavery alone where it
already existed. However, if no new “slave”
states were admitted to the Union, “free”
states would soon be a majority in Congress.
The South would lose its political power.
Some southern states talked about seceding
from the Union if Lincoln was elected.
When Lincoln won the election, South
Carolina decided to secede.
By March of 1861, seven southern states (South Carolina,
Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana) seceded
to form the Confederate States of America. Representatives of these
seven states met at Montgomery, Alabama, and formed a provisional
government. Montgomery, Alabama was the
first capital city of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis, a United States Senator
from Mississippi, was made President of the
Confederate States of America.
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Conflict grew between the eastern counties of Virginia that relied
on enslaved people and western counties that were against
slavery. The disagreement between the two regions of the state
led to the formation of the new state of West Virginia.
The eastern counties of Virginia grew tobacco and
cotton, that relied heavily on enslaved people working
the fields. The western counties were against slavery.
After many disagreements between these two regions,
the western counties of Virginia chose to form the new
state of West Virginia in 1863.
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Part 1: Virginia played a significant role in the Civil War and became a
major battleground between Union and Confederate troops.
Part 2: Virginia played a significant role in the Civil War and became a
major battleground between Union and Confederate troops.
Once Virginia seceded from the United States of America, the capital city of the
Confederacy was changed from Montgomery, Alabama to Richmond, Virginia.
Because of this change, much of the Civil War was fought between the Capitol
of the Confederacy (in Richmond, Virginia) and the Capitol of the United
States (in nearby Washington, D.C.).
Battle of Fredericksburg (December of 1862)
General Robert E. Lee, Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia,
defeated the Union forces. It was a major Union defeat with more than 12,000
Union casualties.
Some Major Civil War Battles/Events Fought in Virginia
In 26 major battles and more than 400 military conflicts of the Civil War, more
men fought and died in Virginia than in any other state.
Battle of Bull Run or Manassas (July of 1861)
Bull Run is a small stream located 30 miles southwest of Washington, D.C.
The Battle of Bull Run or Manassas was the first major clash of the Civil War
in Virginia that occurred on July 21, 1861. Confederate General Thomas
“Stonewall” Jackson and his men played a major role in stopping the Union
advances.
Sea Battle of the USS Monitor and the USS Merrimack /CSS Virginia
(March of 1862)
President Abraham Lincoln used the Union Navy to blockade southern seaports
to disrupt the Confederacy’s military transportation route. A key sea battle
between two ironclad ships, the Monitor (Union/North) and the Merrimack
(Confederate/South, also known as the Virginia), took place in Virginia waters
near Norfolk and Hampton. The four-hour
battle was fought to a draw, with neither
ship being seriously damaged. The battle
revolutionized naval warfare.
The Siege of Petersburg (1864-1865)
In 1864, General Ulysses S. Grant moved toward
Richmond through a siege of Petersburg.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his troops
dug and stayed in trenches for almost ten months.
Ulysses S. Grant successfully captured Petersburg.
On April 2, 1865, General Robert E. Lee realized
that Richmond would also fall to the Union armies.
He sent word to Confederate President Jefferson
Davis to leave Richmond, the capital city of the Confederacy.
Battle of Richmond (1865)
Since the Capitol of the Confederacy was located in Richmond, Virginia,
Union forces attacked it constantly. Union General Ulysses S. Grant captured
Richmond on April 3, 1865. But before the Confederate soldiers left, they set
fire to their own arsenal (armory) to keep weapons out of Union hands. The
fire spread out of control and destroyed at least half of the city.
The Civil War ended in the home of Wilmer McLean at Appomattox Court
House, Virginia, where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his
army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865.
(FYI: USS Merrimack was originally a Union frigate throughout most of its
existence. The Union Navy abandoned the frigate at the Norfolk Naval Yard.
To prevent the Confederates from using the ship, the Union Army sank it. The
Confederates raised the ship, made major changes, and renamed it the
ironclad CSS Virginia. They used it against the Union ironclad USS Monitor.)
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Some Civil War Leaders/Confederacy
Some Civil War Leaders/Union
Robert E. Lee (Confederacy/Southern states)
Robert Edward Lee lived from 1807-1870. He was born in
Westmoreland County, Virginia. Unlike many Southerners, Lee
did not believe in slavery and did not favor secession. Long
before the Civil War, he had freed the few slaves he had
inherited. Lee had difficulty in deciding whether to stand by his
state of Virginia, which just seceded, or to remain with the
Union.
Abraham Lincoln (Union/Northern states)
Abraham Lincoln lived from 1809-1865. He was the 16th
President of the United States. He was born in Hardin
County (now Larue County), Kentucky in a log cabin in
the backwoods. Lincoln was almost entirely selfeducated. He settled in New Salem, Illinois and worked
as a storekeeper, surveyor, and postmaster while studying
law. In 1836, Lincoln became a lawyer. He ran for
Senator in 1855, but failed. He ran again in 1858 against
Stephen A. Douglas and failed. Although he lost the
election, he had by now made a name for himself since he
regarded slavery as wrong and opposed its extension.
Even though President Lincoln offered Robert E. Lee the Field Command of the
United States Army, he refused it, indicating that he would not fight against his
fellow Southerners. After his decision, he was given command of the Confederate
Army of Northern Virginia in June. Lee rejected Union advances at the Battle of
Fredericksburg. Beginning in July of 1864, Lee and his troops held out against
Grant for almost ten months in the Siege of Petersburg. Early in 1865, Lee
became General-in-Chief of all Confederate armies, but the South was near
collapse. He surrendered on April 9, 1865 to Ulysses S. Grant in the Wilmer
McLean home at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
Jefferson Davis (Confederacy/Southern states)
Jefferson Davis lived from 1808-1889. He was the President of the
Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. As President of the Confederacy,
he assumed strong centralized power, which weakened the States’
Rights Policy for which the South had seceded. Jefferson Davis
was captured in 1865 by Union forces. He was imprisoned for two
years and was released in 1867 without going to court for a trial.
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson (Confederacy/Southern states)
Thomas Jonathan Jackson lived from 1824-1863. He was a
Confederate General in the Civil War. He was born in
Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia). He played a
major role in the Battle of Bull Run or Manassas. That is
where he earned his nickname when he and his brigade
stood “like a stone wall.” At Chancellorsville (May 1863),
Stonewall Jackson was mistakenly shot by a Confederate
soldier and later died of pneumonia.
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In 1860, he was elected President of the United States. To the southern states,
Lincoln’s election was a signal for secession. By Inauguration Day, seven states
(South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Louisiana)
had seceded and four more (Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Arkansas)
seceded after he issued a summons to the militia.
On January 1st of 1863, he moved to free the slaves in the South by issuing the
Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation stated that all
slaves of the Confederacy were from that moment “forever free.” Lincoln saw the
end of the Civil War, but did not live to implement his plan for Reconstruction.
While attending a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C., he was shot and
killed by actor John Wilkes Booth.
Ulysses S. Grant (Union/Northern states)
Ulysses Simpson Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
He lived from 1822-1885. He was the Commander-in-Chief
of the Union Army in the Civil War. After several Civil War
battles, President Lincoln made him Commander-in-Chief in
March of 1864. He received Robert E. Lee’s surrender in the
Wilmer McLean home at Appomattox Court House on April
9, 1865. He was made full General in 1866, the first citizen
after George Washington to hold that rank. He was the 18th
President of the United States (1869-1877).
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Whites, enslaved African Americans, free African Americans,
and American Indians participated in the Civil War.
Terms to Know
• enslaved: people who were considered property of their owners
and had no civil rights
• free: African Americans who owned their own business and
property, but were denied most civil rights
Most white Virginians supported the Confederacy during the Civil
War. They were fighting to maintain their way of life. Enslaved
African Americans were forced by their owners to continue to raise
crops in the fields and to provide labor for the Confederate Army.
Although free African Americans could own businesses and
property, they felt their civil rights would best be protected by
supporting the Confederacy. Most American Indians did not take
sides during the Civil War.
Virginia: Reconstruction and Life in Virginia Today
Virginia’s land and economy were in ruins after the Civil War.
Virginians faced serious problems in rebuilding the state after
the war.
Terms to Know
• Reconstruction: the time period following the Civil War in
which Congress passed laws designed to rebuild the country and
bring the southern states back into the Union
• sharecropping: an agreement where people could rent farmland,
grow crops, and promise to pay back the landowner with crops
when they were harvested
Virginians faced numerous problems during Reconstruction.
• Millions of freed slaves needed housing, clothing, food, and jobs.
• Virginia’s economy was in ruins.
- Money had no value.
- Banks were closed.
- Railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops
were destroyed.
• Virginia had no functioning government and was no longer a part
of the United States of America.
Virginians had to work hard to resolve problems during
Reconstruction.
• Congress created the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1865. This
government agency provided food, schools, and medical care for
freed African Americans and others in the South.
• A new system of farming called sharecropping developed
because plantation owners lacked money to pay workers. The
former slaves needed land and work. Sharecropping allowed
freed men and farmers to rent land from a landowner by
promising to pay the landowner with a share of the crops when
harvested.
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The freedoms and rights promised to African Americans were slowly
taken away after Reconstruction, when laws were passed that made it
almost impossible for them to vote and hold office.
Terms to Know
• segregation: the separation of people, usually based on race or religion
• prejudices: negative opinions formed about people without proof
• discrimination: an unfair difference in the treatment of people
During Reconstruction, African Americans began to have power in Virginia’s
government and men of all races could vote. Virginia adopted a new
Constitution that banned slavery and gave African-American men the right to
vote.
After Reconstruction, new laws were passed that were unfair to African
Americans. “Jim Crow” laws were passed by the southern states. “Jim
Crow” laws established segregation or separation of the races and
reinforced prejudices held by many white people.
African Americans
“Jim Crow” laws had an effect on African-American life.
• African Americans found it very difficult to vote or hold public office.
• Unfair poll taxes and voting tests were
established to keep African Americans from
voting.
• African Americans were forced to use separate
drinking fountains.
• African-American and white children attended separate public schools.
They weren’t allowed to sit together in public buses, trains, or restaurants.
Virginia: Reconstruction and Life in Virginia Today
After the Civil War, advances in industry, technology, and
transportation were key factors to Virginia’s growing economy.
After the Civil War and Reconstruction, industries, technology, and
cities contributed to Virginia’s economy.
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As more people traveled, Virginia’s cities grew with more
people, businesses, and factories. The need for more and better
roads increased.
Railroads were a key to the expansion
of business, agriculture, and industry.
They helped small towns grow into
cities. Railroad centers attracted the building of factories where
clothing, furniture, and other useful items were made.
Other parts of Virginia grew as other industries developed. Coal
deposits, discovered in Tazewell County after the Civil War and
in nearby counties, became a source of new jobs for residents of
southwest Virginia.
Tobacco farming and tobacco products recovered from the effects
of the Civil War and again became an important Virginia
industry.
American Indians
Discrimination also had an affect on American Indians.
• American Indians were not allowed to attend white public schools.
• High school education was not available to many Virginia Indians.
• Public schooling was not made available to Virginia Indians until 1963,
even though the Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that “separate but equal”
was unconstitutional.
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After Reconstruction, Virginia changed from a rural,
agricultural society to a more urban, industrial society and
Virginia’s cities began to grow.
Terms to Know
• rural: life in the country/open farmlands
• urban: life in the city
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Thomas Woodrow Wilson and George C. Marshall had an
impact on international events.
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
• He was born in Staunton, Virginia.
• He was a 20th century President of the United States.
• He wrote a plan for world peace at the end of World War I.
• His plan earned him a Nobel Peace Prize.
During the early 20th century, agriculture began to change.
• Old systems of farming were no longer effective.
• Crop prices were low.
Growth of Virginia’s cities
• People moved from rural to urban areas and from many other
states for economic opportunities.
• Technological developments in
transportation, roads, railroads, and
streetcars helped cities grow.
• Coal mining encouraged the growth of Virginia towns and cities
as people moved across Virginia to find jobs.
• During the 20th century, northern Virginia experienced growth
due to increases in the number of federal jobs (government)
located in the region.
• In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, northern Virginia and the
Coastal Plain (Tidewater) region grew due to computer
technology industries.
• Virginia changed from a rural, agricultural society to a more
urban, industrial society.
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George C. Marshall
• He was a military leader.
• He created an economic plan to ensure world peace
(The Marshall Plan).
• His plan earned him a Nobel Peace Prize.
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During the 20th century, Virginia struggled over the issue of Civil
Rights. After World War II, African Americans demanded equal
treatment and the recognition of their rights as American citizens.
As a result of the Civil Rights Movement, laws were passed that made
racial discrimination illegal.
Terms to Know
• integration: full equality of all races in the use of public places
• desegregation: abolishment of racial segregation
• segregation: the separation of people, usually based on race or religion
• prejudice: a negative opinion formed without proof
• civil rights: the individual rights of all citizens to be treated equally under the
law
• Civil Rights Movement: an organized manner to achieve the individual rights
of all citizens to be treated equally under the law
• discrimination: an unfair difference in the treatment of people
• separate but equal: people of different races would remain segregated, but
have equal rights
• boycotts and sit-ins: to refuse to conduct business or have contact with a
person, group, country, or product; to protest by sitting down
Desegregation and Massive Resistance in Virginia
• After World War II, African Americans demanded equal treatment and
recognition of their rights as American citizens.
• The United States Supreme Court ruled in 1954
(Brown vs. Board of Education) that “separate but
equal” public schools were unconstitutional.
• All public schools, including those in Virginia,
were ordered to desegregate. Now, students of all
races could attend the same public schools.
In Virginia, as in the rest of the South, this change did not come easily.
• Harry F. Byrd, Sr. led a Massive Resistance Movement against desegregation
and strongly opposed integrating Virginia’s public schools. Some schools were
closed down to avoid integration. In 1959, a special session of the Virginia
General Assembly met and the policy of Massive Resistance was overturned.
All but one public school system reopened, and the process of integrating
Virginia’s public schools began.
• As a result of the Civil Rights Movement, laws were passed that made racial
discrimination illegal.
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Part 1: Citizens of Virginia made political, social, and/or
economic contributions in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Maggie Lena Walker
Maggie Lena Walker was born in 1867 in Richmond,
Virginia. She died in 1934. She was a driving force
in Richmond’s African-American community. In
1903, she founded the Saint Luke Penny Savings
Bank. She was the first African-American woman
to establish a bank and become a bank president in
the United States.
Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
Harry Flood Byrd, Sr. was born in 1887 in
Winchester, Virginia. He died in 1966. During his
four-year term as governor of Virginia, he
reorganized and modernized Virginia’s
government. He was known for a Pay-As-You-Go
policy for road improvements. (He did not believe
in going into debt to finance public projects, so he
funded Virginia’s extensive highway improvement
program with a gasoline tax.) He led a Massive Resistance
Movement against the integration of public schools.
Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was born in Richmond,
Virginia in 1943. He died in 1993. He was the
first African-American winner of a major men’s
tennis singles championship. He was an eloquent
spokesperson and an author for social change and
civil rights for all people.
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Part 2: Citizens of Virginia made political, social, and/or
economic contributions in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Virginia’s state government is made up of three parts (branches)
that make sure Virginia’s laws agree with the state’s
constitution.
L. Douglas Wilder
Lawrence Douglas Wilder was born in 1931 in
Richmond, Virginia. He served in the General
Assembly for ten years. In 1990, he became
governor of Virginia. He was the first AfricanAmerican governor in the United States.
The government of Virginia is divided into three parts or
branches.
Oliver W. Hill, Sr.
Oliver W. Hill, Sr. was born in Richmond, Virginia
in 1907. He died in 2007. He was a lawyer and civil
rights leader who worked for equal rights of African
Americans. He played a key role in Brown vs.
Board of Education, the Supreme Court case that
declared segregated schools unconstitutional.
A. Linwood Holton, Sr.
A. Linwood Holton, Sr. was born in 1923 in Big
Stone Gap, Virginia. He was a governor of
Virginia who promoted race equality. He
appointed more African Americans and women
to positions in state government than previous
governors.
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The Legislative Branch
The General Assembly is the legislative branch
of the Virginia government that makes state
laws. It is divided into two parts: the Senate and
the House of Delegates.
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The Executive Branch
The Governor heads the executive branch of the
state government. The executive branch makes
sure that state laws are carried out.
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The Judicial Branch
The judicial branch is the state’s court system.
The judicial branch decides cases about people
accused of breaking the law and whether or not
a law agrees with Virginia’s Constitution.
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Selected Products and Industries of the 20 and 21 Centuries
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Industries: Shipbuilding, fishing, tourism,
military bases
Piedmont Region:
• Products: Tobacco products, informational
technology
• Industries: Federal and state government,
farming, horse industry
Blue Ridge Mountains:
• Products: Apples
• Industries: Recreation, farming
Valley and Ridge Region:
• Products: Poultry, apples, dairy, beef
• Industries: Farming
During the 20th and 21st centuries, advances in transportation,
communication, and technology have encouraged migration and
led to economic development in Virginia.
Terms to Know
• export: to send products to another location/place to sell
Virginia’s extensive transportation system of highways, railroads,
waterways, and air transportation moves natural resources (raw
materials) to factories and finished products
to markets. Virginia exports agricultural
products (including tobacco and poultry),
manufactured goods (large ships), and coal. Tourism is a major part
of Virginia’s economy. Virginia has a large number of
communications and high-technology industries.
Many people from other states and from around the world have
migrated to Virginia for employment. The federal government has a
significant impact on Virginia’s economy, since many of the
government agencies are located in Virginia and in nearby
Washington, D.C.
Appalachian Plateau:
• Products: Coal
• Industries: Coal mining
© September 2009 Henrico County Public Schools: Virginia Studies 4 Interactive Student Notebook Passages
© September 2009 Henrico County Public Schools: Virginia Studies 4 Interactive Student Notebook Passages