WHES 4th Grades VA Studies VS.8 Test

After the Civil War, many poor farmers in the South who did not own land became -

• slaves

• factory owners

• indentured servants

• sharecroppers

Which time period belongs in the circle?

• Reconstruction

• Colonization

• Westward expansion

• Great Depression

After the Civil War, freed slaves in Virginia needed housing, clothing, food, and jobs.

• True

• False

After the Civil War, freed slaves in Virginia found jobs and homes right away, and had plenty of food and clothing.

• True

• False

After the Civil War, Virginia's economy was in good shape.

• True

• False

During Reconstruction, Congress passed laws which helped to rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union.

• True

• False

During Reconstruction, Congress passed laws that hurt the southern states and made it clear the South was not wanted back in the Union.

• True

• False

The period following the Civil War was called Reconstruction.

• True

• False

Which industry has contributed most to migration within modern Virginia?

• Medicine

• Mining

• Agriculture

• Transportation

Why was the Freedmen's Bureau created?

• To help new immigrants

• To help former slaves

• To help plantation owners

• To help southern soldiers