VS 8 and 9 Review

What was Reconstruction?

• period following Revolutionary War

• period following World War I

• period following Civil War

• period following World War II

Virginia’s cities grew with all of these except:

• factories

• people

• farms

• businesses

Which of these were affected by segregation and discrimination?

• housing

• employment

• political representation

• all of these

During Reconstruction, African Americans began to have power in Virginia’s government.

• true

• false

During Reconstruction, the need for more and better roads decreased.

• true

• false

What is the separation of people, usually based on race or religion?

• discrimination

• desegregation

• justice

• segregation

What was the Freedmen’s Bureau?

• A privately owned company by John B. Freedman

• an agency that helped freed African Americans and others in Virginia

• an agency created by abolitionists that helped free slaves

• an agency that helped all Africans Americans

Why was Virginia’s economy in ruins after the Civil War?

• Money had no value

• Railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops were destroyed

• Banks were closed

• all of these

Which means of transportation was the key to expansion during Reconstruction?

• cars

• boats

• railroads

• none of these

Why did sharecropping seem like a good idea?

• it gave people a chance to rent land

• it taught people to trust each other

• it gave people a chance to feed their families

• it gave people a chance to make money