Question 1

What is the period following the 
Civil War called? Congress had 
passed laws designed to help rebuild 
the country and bring the southern 
states back into the Union.

Accepted Answer

Reconstruction

Question 2

Specifically, who faced serious 
problems in rebuilding the state 
after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Virginians

Question 3

During Reconstruction, millions of 
freed African Americans needed 
what?

Accepted Answer

housing
education
clothing
food
jobs

Question 4

During Reconstruction, Virginia's 
________ was in ruins.

Accepted Answer

economy

Question 5

Give 2 economic problems Virginians
faced during Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

1. Money had no value.
2. Banks were closed.
3. Railroads, bridges, plantations, 
and crops were destroyed.

Question 6

Name 2 measures that were taken 
during Reconstruction to resolve 
Virginia's problems.

Accepted Answer

1. Freedmen's Bureau
2. Sharecropping

Question 7

What was a government agency that 
provided food, schools, and medical 
care for freed African Americans and 
others in Virginia?

Accepted Answer

Freedmen's Bureau

Question 8

Name the system common in Virginia
after the war in which freed men and 
poor white farmers rented land from 
landowners by promising to pay the 
owners with a share of the crops.

Accepted Answer

sharecropping

Question 9

This is the separation of people, 
usually based on race or religion.

Accepted Answer

segregation

Question 10

What is the unfair difference in the 
treatment of people called?

Accepted Answer

discrimination

Question 11

During Reconstruction, who began 
to have power in Virginia's
government?

Accepted Answer

African Americans

Question 12

During Reconstruction, who had the 
right to vote?

Accepted Answer

Men of all races

Question 13

After Reconstruction, the gains made 
by African Americans were lost 
because of what laws passed by 
southern states?

Accepted Answer

Jim Crow Laws

Question 14

Jim Crow Laws legally established 
segregation, or ________ of the races,
and reinforced prejudices held by 
whites.

Accepted Answer

separation

Question 15

Name 2 ways the Jim Crow Laws 
affected the lives of African 
Americans and American Indians.

Accepted Answer

1. Unfair poll taxes and voting tests kept 
 African American men from voting.
2. African Americans found it difficult to vote or 
hold public office.

Question 16

Name 3 more ways the Jim Crow Laws 
affected the lives of African 
Americans and American Indians.

Accepted Answer

3. African Americans were forced to use separate 
drinking fountains, restrooms, and restaurants.
4. African American and white children attended
separate schools.
5. “Jim Crow” laws had an effect on American 
Indians.

Question 17

After the Civil War and 
Reconstruction, Virginia’s ________ 
grew with people, businesses, and 
factories.

Accepted Answer

cities

Question 18

What were a key to the expansion of 
business, agriculture, and industry? 
They facilitated the growth of small 
towns into cities.

Accepted Answer

railroads

Question 19

What was discovered in Tazewell 
County after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

coal

Question 20

As Virginia began to grow, the need 
for better what increased?

Accepted Answer

roads

Question 21

After the Civil War, what began to 
grow and contribute to Virginia’s 
economy?

Accepted Answer

industry
technology
railroads
cities

Question 22

________ farming and the 
manufacture of ________ products 
became important Virginia industries.

Accepted Answer

tobacco/tobacco

Term	Definition
What is the period following the Civil War called? Congress had passed laws designed to help rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union.	Reconstruction
Specifically, who faced serious problems in rebuilding the state after the Civil War?	Virginians
During Reconstruction, millions of freed African Americans needed what?	housing education clothing food jobs
During Reconstruction, Virginia's ________ was in ruins.	economy
Give 2 economic problems Virginians faced during Reconstruction.	1. Money had no value. 2. Banks were closed. 3. Railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops were destroyed.
Name 2 measures that were taken during Reconstruction to resolve Virginia's problems.	1. Freedmen's Bureau 2. Sharecropping
What was a government agency that provided food, schools, and medical care for freed African Americans and others in Virginia?	Freedmen's Bureau
Name the system common in Virginia after the war in which freed men and poor white farmers rented land from landowners by promising to pay the owners with a share of the crops.	sharecropping
This is the separation of people, usually based on race or religion.	segregation
What is the unfair difference in the treatment of people called?	discrimination
During Reconstruction, who began to have power in Virginia's government?	African Americans
During Reconstruction, who had the right to vote?	Men of all races
After Reconstruction, the gains made by African Americans were lost because of what laws passed by southern states?	Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow Laws legally established segregation, or ________ of the races, and reinforced prejudices held by whites.	separation
Name 2 ways the Jim Crow Laws affected the lives of African Americans and American Indians.	1. Unfair poll taxes and voting tests kept African American men from voting. 2. African Americans found it difficult to vote or hold public office.
Name 3 more ways the Jim Crow Laws affected the lives of African Americans and American Indians.	3. African Americans were forced to use separate drinking fountains, restrooms, and restaurants. 4. African American and white children attended separate schools. 5. “Jim Crow” laws had an effect on American Indians.
After the Civil War and Reconstruction, Virginia’s ________ grew with people, businesses, and factories.	cities
What were a key to the expansion of business, agriculture, and industry? They facilitated the growth of small towns into cities.	railroads
What was discovered in Tazewell County after the Civil War?	coal
As Virginia began to grow, the need for better what increased?	roads
After the Civil War, what began to grow and contribute to Virginia’s economy?	industry technology railroads cities
________ farming and the manufacture of ________ products became important Virginia industries.	tobacco/tobacco

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