We the People

At the end of this section, you will be able to:

• use Census statistics to describe Virginia's population
• identify different regions of Virginia
• describe how the "one drop" rule defined racial status in Virginia
• describe why Virginia was a "museum of democracy" for the first half of the 1900's
• explain why only one Catholic served in the House of Burgesses
• explain why the capital of Virginia was moved to different locations
• distinguish between towns, cities, and counties, and the role of annexation
• decribe how railroads and ports shaped the evolution of Virginia cities
• articulate how population density is related to "smart growth" solutions for transportation congestion

between 1930-2000, population totals in some Virginia counties declined, despite the state's overall increase from 2,421,851 to 7,078,515 people
Source: Bureau of Census, Average Annual Percent of Population Growth by County: 1930 to 2000