VS. 8 Reconstruction

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

The a very important natural resource used during this period in industry development was

• wood

• water

• cattle

• coal

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

All are examples of blacks being treated unfairly at voting polls except

• the tax to vote was less expensive for whites than blacks

• you could only vote if your grandfather voted

• you could only vote if you owned land

• you could only vote if you lived in Virginia