Reconstruction Era Study

Which of the following effects were a result of Reconstruction in the South?

(May be more than one answer)

• Slaves were freed

• The Great Depression

• British Surrender

• Damaged roads, railroads, and bridges

After the Civil War, many poor farmers did not own land. What did they become?

• Slaves

• Factory Owners

• Sharecroppers

• Indentured Servants

After Reconstruction, African American children in the south were forced to attend separate schools from white children. This is an example of -

• integration

• segregation

• desegregation

• abolition

During the time of "Jim Crow" laws, African Americans had to pay a poll tax and pass a test before they could vote. This is an example of -

• integration

• desegregation

• discrimination

• segregation

Power gained by African Americans was lost.

What was the cause of this?

• Virginia seceded from the Union

• "Jim Crow" laws were passed in the South

• The Union defeated the Confederacy

• The Freedman's Bureau was established

Union victory in the Civil War led to the end of slavery in the United States.

How did this effect the south?

• Millions of freed African Americans needed housing, food, clothing, and jobs.

• Slave states were not allowed to be part of the United States again.

• Virginia had to pay Northern states for damage done during the Civil War

• The government gave former slaves free land and new jobs.

Virginia had a lot of physical damage after the Civil War. As they rebuilt Virginia, what helped business, agriculture and industry expand?

• Streetcars

• Automobiles

• Railroads

• Airplanes

After the Civil War, which industry led to increased economic growth in southwestern Virginia?

• Mining

• Tourism

• Agriculture

• Manufacturing

Which industries became important to Virginia after the Civil War?

• Cotton Farming and Tobacco products

• Tobacco Farming and Tobacco products

• Coal Mining and Cotton Farming

• Tobacco Farming and Silk Products

What was discovered in Tazewell County, Virginia?

• Coal

• Unicorns

• Old Railroads

• Good farmland