Reconstruction

What was the primary role of the Freedmen's Bureau in Virginia after the Civil War?

• Assisting newly freed African Americans with food, schooling, and medical care

• Providing military support

• Offering financial loans to businesses

• Building new government facilities

What was the practice where freed men and poor farmers rented land from landowners by promising to pay owners with the share of the crops?

• Indentured servitude

• slavery

• Sharecropping

• Apprenticeship

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the 'Jim Crow' laws in Virginia?

• Legalized segregation

• Unfair poll taxes

• Separate schools and restrooms

• Improved economic opportunities

Who was John Mercer Langston?

Hint: More than one answer

• A Freedmen's Bureau agent

• A lawyer and abolitionist from Louisa County

• First African American elected to U.S. Congress from Virginia

• A Virginia plantation owner

What was a significant impact of the railroads on Virginia's economy?

• Decreased agricultural production

• Connected communities and supported business growth

• Led to a decline in industrial activities

• Increased segregation in transportation

How did 'Jim Crow' laws affect voting rights?

• They expanded voting rights for all

• They imposed taxes and tests that limited voting

• They were unrelated to voting

• They encouraged non-citizens to vote

What was the state of Virginia's economy immediately after the Civil War?

HINT: Multiple correct answers

• banks were closed

• money had no value

• railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops were destroyed

• buisnesses needed to be rebuilt

What role did education play for African Americans in Virginia during Reconstruction?

• It was discouraged by community leaders

• It was predominantly controlled by 'Jim Crow' laws

• It was seen as a pathway to greater opportunities

• It was limited to vocational training only

What was the primary effect of the economic development in Virginia post-Reconstruction?

• Increase in agricultural setbacks

• Growth of cities and industries

• Decrease in population

• Decline in public infrastructure

A period of time when the U.S. was rebuilding after the Civil War?

• Reconstruction
• segregation
• Freedmen's Bureau
• impeachment