WorksheetsVS8 Reconstruction
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
What was the period of time after the Civil War called?
Reconstruction
Congress
Jim Crow Laws
The Freedmen's Bureau
The laws Congress passed during this time were designed to -
put Confederate soldiers in jail
make sure Africans stayed slaves
rebuild the country
kick southern states out of the Union
Freed slaves needed all of the following things except -
cars
clothing
jobs
housing
Much of the south was destroyed after the war. Which of the following was NOT destroyed?
crops
rivers
bridges
plantations
What did Congress do to help newly freed slaves?
Loaned them Confederate money.
Gave them jobs as schoolteachers.
Rebuilt the railroads for them.
Created the Freedmen's Bureau
Which of these was NOT provided by the Freedmen's Bureau?
food
medical care
banks
schools
The Freedmen's Bureau was created to help:
Congress
bridge builders
plantation owners
free slaves
How did sharecropping work?
Freemen rented land from landowners and paid the rent with a share of their crops.
Freed slaves borrowed money from the banks to buy farmland.
Freed slaves received land to farm for free from Congress.
Freed slaves rented land from landowners and paid their rent with borrowed money from banks.
After Reconstruction, many freedoms given to African Americans were -
increased by the Bill of Rights
taken away by Jim Crow Laws
voted against by Congress
After the Civil War, many poor farmers in the South who did not own land became -
factory workers
slaves
sharecroppers
After the Civil War, which industry led to increased economic growth in southwestern Virginia?
coal mining
tourism
agriculture
Why would banks closed in the South during Reconstruction?
All of the banks burned down.
Confederate money had no value
The North did not want the South to make money.
Which of the following did newly freed African Americans need? (More than 1 answer)
housing
cars
food
education
This sign is an example of what?
segregation
equal treatment
Freedmen's Bureau
Jim Crow Laws such as unfair poll taxes and voting tests made it easy for African Americans and American Indians to vote after Reconstruction.
True
False
An unfair difference in the treatment of people is an example of ________.
sharecropping
discrimination
reconstruction
In which Virginia county were coal deposits discovered after the Civil War?
Amelia
Tazewell
Fredericksburg
Which of these was the key to expansion of business, agriculture, and industry in Virginia after the Civil War?
railroads
ships
tractors
Who was the first African American elected to Congress from Virginia?
James Lafayette
Nat Turner
John Brown
John Mercer Langston
After the Civil War, Virginia had a need for more and better _________.
(a)Virginia cities grew with people, businesses, and ________.
farms
factories
ships
Freedom's First Generation believed that education was the key to have greater opportunities.
True
False
The separation of people based on race is known as _________
equality
integration
segregation
Strawberry farming and strawberry products became important VA industries after the Civil War.
True
False
Which group of people began to gain power in Virginia's government and could finally vote during Reconstruction?
African Americans
women
children
