Virginia Economics

Mrs. Castleberry & Mrs. Seger

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  1. What crop cultivated by John Rolfe was also used as a cash crop or barter item?

    2. Your answer:
    squash
    tobacco
    peanuts
    corn

  2. The term "green gold" refers to _______.

    3. Your answer:
    apples
    peanuts
    corn
    tobacco

  3. The successful planting of tobacco depended on a reliable and inexpensive source of ________.

    4. Your answer:
    fertilizer
    tools and machinery
    labor
    tobacco seeds

  4. The period after the Civil War was called _______.

    5. Your answer:
    Era of Good Feeling
    Post War Era
    Depression
    Reconstruction

  5. _______ was created by Congress to help newly freed slaves.

    6. Your answer:
    Freedman's Bureau
    Virginia Constitution
    Bureau of National Affairs
    Jim Crow Laws

  6. The impact of Reconstruction on the economy in Virginia included all of the following except:

    7. Your answer:
    there was too much tobacco
    land was in ruins
    Confederate money was worthless
    plantation owners had no workers

  7. After the Civil War, Virginia's economy was in ruins: Confederate money had no value, banks were closed, and ____.

    8. Your answer:
    slaves had escaped
    railroads, bridges, plantations and crops were destroyed
    plantations were in ruins
    the roads needed to be repaired

  8. ______ helped towns grow during the Reconstruction period.

    9. Your answer:
    Slavery and farming
    Gaps and trading posts
    Tobacco and cotton
    Railroads and mining

  9. After the Civil War, railroad centers stimulated the growth of factories where clothing, furniture, and other useful items were made. _____ became a railroad center.

    10. Your answer:
    Tidewater
    Richmond
    Petersburg
    Roanoke

  10. Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News were bustling with activity as the ___ brought new jobs and people to these areas.

    11. Your answer:
    economic growth
    industry
    railroads
    shipyards

  11. _____ were discovered in Tazwell County after the Civil War and became a source of livlihood for residents of southwest Virginia.

    12. Your answer:
    Colonial treasures
    Gold Mines
    Precious Gems
    Coal Deposits

  12. Demographics in Virginia changed from rural to urban due to ______.

    13. Your answer:
    a change from an agricultural society to an industrial society
    a need for more farm workers
    cultural influence
    the "Jim Crow" laws

  13. ______ in transportation, roads, railroads, and streetcars helped cities to grow.

    14. Your answer:
    Market studies
    Technological developments
    new jobs
    Reinforcements

  14. People moved to Virginia from many other states and nations for jobs, freedom, and the enjoyment of ______.

    15. Your answer:
    Virginia's golf courses
    tennis and fishing poles
    Virginia's farmlands
    Virginia's beauty and quality of life

  15. Northern Virginia experienced growth due to increases in the _______.

    16. Your answer:
    federal jobs
    tobacco farms
    cotton plantations
    labor force

  16. Both Northern Virginia and the ______ have grown due to computer technology.

    17. Your answer:
    Tidewater region
    Piedmont region
    Outer Banks
    Appalachian Plateau region

  17. The world's largest _____ company is located in Newport News.

    18. Your answer:
    education
    furniture making
    law
    shipbuilding

  18. The major product of the Tidewater region is seafood. The major industries are:

    19. Your answer:
    shipbuilding, and military installations
    shipbuilding, tourism, and federal military installations
    shipbuilding and tourism
    shipbuilding, states parks, and tourism

  19. The major product of the Blue Ridge Mountain region is apples. The major industry of this region is _____.

    20. Your answer:
    fishing
    coal mining
    farming
    recreation

  20. The major products of the Valley and Ridge region are: _____. The major industry is farming.

    21. Your answer:
    poultry and apples
    poultry and marble
    poultry and sheep
    poultry and peanuts

  21. The major product of the Applachian Plateau region is _____. The major industry is coal mining.

    22. Your answer:
    poultry
    sheep
    coal
    apples

  22. Virginia's transporation system (highways, railroads, and air transportaion) moves ____ to factories and finished products to markets.

    23. Your answer:
    products
    seafood
    farm products
    raw materials

  23. Virginia ____ agricultural and manufactured products, including tobacco, poultry, coal and large ships.

    24. Your answer:
    exports
    ships
    imports
    taxes

  24. High population density, congested highways, and high technology industry best describes which community in Virginia?

    25. Your answer:
    Richmond
    Shenandoah Valley
    Hampton Roads
    Northern Virginia

  25. ______ is one of Virginia's largest industries.

    26. Your answer:
    Tourism
    Shipbuilding
    Coal Mining
    Farming

  26. The _____ hires many Virginians both in northern Virginia and the Tidewater region.

    27. Your answer:
    tobacco industry
    seafood industry
    shipbuilding industry
    United States Government (federal government)

  27. When looking at a product map, name two products found in the Tidewater region.

    28. Your answer:
    sheep and peanuts
    coal and apples
    shellfish and peanuts
    wheat and apples

  28. A system common in Virginia after the Civil War in which freed men and poor white farmers rented land from landowners by promising to pay the owner with a share of the crop was called _____.

    29. Your answer:
    Freedman's Bureau
    sharecropping
    shared plants
    renting a plantation

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