Effects of the Civil War

What was one of the main reasons that railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops were destroyed during the Civil War?

• They were destroyed by natural disasters.

• A lot of the fighting took place in the South.

• They were abandoned by their owners.

• They were sold to other countries.

What was the effect of money having no value during the Civil War?

• People started using gold coins.

• Banks were closed.

• People stopped buying goods.

• New money was printed.

Why was the Freedmen’s Bureau established after the Civil War?

• To help rebuild railroads.

• To provide housing, education, clothing, food, and jobs to freed African Americans.

• To create new laws for the South.

• To collect taxes from the Southern states.

What was one effect of African Americans pushing for education for their children?

• More African Americans became farmers.

• More African Americans became doctors, lawyers, and teachers.

• Schools were closed down.

• Education became less important.

Which of the following was a direct result of the destruction caused by the Civil War in the South?

• The South became more industrialized.

• Many people moved to the North.

• Railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops were destroyed.

• The South became wealthier.

What role did the Freedmen’s Bureau play in the lives of freed African Americans?

• It provided them with new lands to farm.

• It helped them find housing, education, clothing, food, and jobs.

• It sent them to other countries.

• It collected taxes from them.