Virginia Studies - Reconstruction

Front

What laws affected both American Indians and African Americans?

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Jim Crow

Front

Complete the analogy: Northern States were to industry as Southern States were to __________.

Back

agriculture

Front

Which is NOT an effect of Jim Crow laws?

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Reconstruction

Front

During Reconstruction, __________ began to have power for the first time in Virginia’s government.

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African Americans

Front

Jerry rents land and grows crops. He pays rent to the landowner with part of his crops. This is an example of:

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Sharecropping

Front

Problems faced by Virginians during Reconstruction (EXCEPT):
- Money had no value
- Businesses need to be rebuilt
- Railroads, bridges, plantations and crops were destroyed

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Farms were more successful

Front

"Jim Crow" laws affected this group of people as well.

Back

American Indians

Front

What was the period following the Civil War when Congress passed laws designed to rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union?

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Reconstruction

Front

What problem did Virginians face during Reconstruction?

Back

Banks were closed.

Front

What government agency provided food, schools, and medical care for formerly enslaved people and others in Virginia and the rest of the South?

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Freedmen's Bureau