Virginia Studies Review 2: Who am I?

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I am a period of world-wide harsh economic times. What am I?

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Great Depression

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As a Virginia Senator, I led the “Massive Resistance” movement to resist integrating schools. Who am I?

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Harry F. Byrd, Sr.

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I am the Native American language that was spoken in southwestern and southern Virginia near what today is North Carolina. Which language am I?

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Iroquoian

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I was the war between the United States and the Confederate States.  Which war am I?

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American Civil War

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I am the branch of Virginia’s government that enforces the laws. Which branch am I?

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Executive

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I am in charge of the Executive Branch of Virginia. Who am I?

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Governor

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I am the crop that needed a lot of labor. I was also used as a form of money. I am a cash crop. What crop am I?

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tobacco

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I am where abolitionists tried to steal weapons to arm enslaved people in 1859. Where am I?

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Harpers Ferry, Virginia

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When the colonist first arrived, I was a peninsula. What am I?

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Jamestown

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I was a role model for future presidents and a strong leader for the young country. Who am I?

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George Washington