| Question | Answer |
| The period following the Civil War | Reconstruction |
| The government agency that helped freed slaves | Freedmen's Bureau |
| System in which freed men and poor white farmers rented land and paid back owners with a share of the crop | sharecropping |
| After the Civil war, Virginia's economy was... | in ruins |
| After the Civil War, Confederate Money had.... | No Value |
| Type of business that was closed after the Civil War | Banks |
| The Civil War caused enormous destruction to the south's crops.... | Railroads, bridges, and plantations |
| The separation of people based on race or religion | Segregation |
| The unfair treatment of people perceived as being different | Discrimination |
| The group that gained power in Virginia government during Reconstruction | African Americans |
| The group that had the right to vote during Reconstruction | All Men |
| Laws passed by southern states that established segregation and reinforced prejudice | "Jim Crow" Laws |
| How cities grew after the Civil War and Reconstruction | With people, businesses, and factories |
| The key reason for the expansion of businesses, agriculture, industry, and the growth of small towns in Virginia | railroads |
| A city that became a new railroad center due to the growth of clothing and furniture factories | Roanoke |
| What was discovered in Tazewell County in southwest Virginia after the Civil War | Coal Deposits |
| The industry that became the livelihood for residents of southwest Virginia | Coal Mining |
| What Virgnia needed to build after the Civil War in order to move raw materials to manufacturing centers | More roads |
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Created by:
Mrs. Miller
on 2012-03-05