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| What social problems did VA face after the civil war? | Newly freed slaves had little food, clothing, shelter, and no way to make a living |
| What economic problems faced Virginians after the civil war? | The economy of VA had collapsed and Confederate money had no value. |
| What political problems faced VA after the Civil War? | There was no functioning govt and railroads, bridges and cropd were destroyed. |
| Congress set up the Freedman's Bureau to do what? | Provide newly freed slaves with land, money, and education. |
| What was Hampton Institute? | A school set up by the Freedman's Bureau to educate former slaves. |
| Where did Booker T. Washington receive his education? | Hampton Institute |
| What is sharecropping? | A farming system in which farm workers rent farmland and pay with a share of the crop that they grow on the land. |
| Why did sharecropping develop? | Plantation owners lacked money to pay workers and former slaves needed land to work. |
| During Reconstruction, Virginia's new constitution banned ______? | Slavery |
| After the Civil War, Virginia's new constitution gave ________ the right to vote | African American Men |
| After the Civil War, the population grew in the cities because_______ | People were looking for opportunities/jobs |
| After the Civil War, Virginia had to write a new Constitution in order to be _______to the union | Readmitted |
| What is a service Industry? | People who perform work for others like those who work for the govt: armed forces, teachers police |
| Eastern Virginia is part of the northeast_____ | Megalopolis |
| ______ in VA produce goods and services used throughout the US | Industries |
| Two areas that helped Virginia's growth in population and economy were_____ | Advances in transportation and communication |
| After the 1860's_______became the medium of exchange used to purchase goods and services | Money |
| In VA______provided essential financial services after the 1860's | Banks |
| What is Reconstruction? | The process of bringing the Southern States back into the Union after the Civil War |
| When was Reconstruction? | 1867-1877 |
| _____and_____varies in different parts of VA and determine where certain crops, products and industries develop | Climate and geography |
| What form of transportation plays an important role in the development of VA | Railroads |
| VA has one of the greatest concentrations of_______industries in the nation | High-Technology |
| VA exports include: | Textiles, coal and ships and agricultural products like tobacco and poultry |
| _____ and_____are a major part of Virginia's economy | Tourism and the Federal Govt |
| One of the nations largest concentrations of high-technology industries is located in______VA | Northern |
| Why is Eastern VA considered part of the northeast megalopolis? | The northeast megalopolis is a string of urbanized areas extending alonf the Atlantic Coast from Boston south to the Hampton Roads area |
| Name three forms of money | Currency, coins and checks |
| Lending money or buying now and paying later is called buying on _______ | Credit |
| What was commonly used to purchase goods and services after Reconstruction? | Credit |
| What are the financial services provided by banks today? | They lend money to consumers to purchase goods and services such as houses, cars and education. They issue credit cards, provide savings accounts and pay interest to savers |
| Where do producers get funding to start bew businesses? | Banks |
| Borrowers pay_____to banks for the services they get | Interest |
| How have the changes in technology impacted the enviroment? | Pollution caused by transportation advances and strip mining for coal |
