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Reconstruction vs. 8

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During Reconstruction, Virginia's __________ was in ruins.

a)

economy

b)

education

c)

freedoms

d)

sharecropping

2.

Give 4 economic problems Virginians faced during Reconstruction.

a)

1. Freedmen's Bureau

2. Sharecropping

3. Banks were closed

4. People needed jobs

b)

1. Businesses were closed

2. Banks were closed

3. Railroads were destroyed

4. schools were opened

c)

1. violence

2. Money had no value

3. Railroads, bridges, and crops were destroyed

4. Businesses were closed

d)

1. Money had no value

2. Banks were closed

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

4. Businesses needed to be rebuilt

3.

Name 3 measures that were taken during Reconstruction to resolve Virginia's problems.

a)

1. Freedmen's Bureau

2. Sharecropping

3. African Americans pushed for education for their children

b)

1. Jim Crow Laws

2. Sharecropping

3. Freedmen's Bureau

c)

1. Money had no value

2. Railroads were opened

3. Businesses needed to be rebuilt

d)

1. Jim Crow Laws

2. Freedmen's Bureau

3. Banks were reopened

4.

What was a government agency that provided food, schools, and medical care for freed African Americans and others in Virginia?

a)

Freedom's First Generation

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Sharecropping

5.

During Reconstruction, who began to have power in Virginia's government?

a)

females

b)

poor whites

c)

African Americans

d)

teenagers

6.

During Reconstruction, who had the right to vote?

a)

Women of all races

b)

Men of all races

c)

American Indians

d)

All females

7.

After Reconstruction, the gains made by African Americans were lost because of what laws passed by southern states?

a)

First Generation Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

New American Laws

d)

John Brown Laws

8.

John Mercer Langston returned to Virginia after the Civil War and became the President of a new black college in Petersburg later known as ___________.

a)

Virginia Tech

b)

University of Virginia

c)

Virginia State University

d)

Radford University

9.

After the Civil War and Reconstruction, Virginia's __________ grew with people, businesses, and factories.

a)

industries

b)

cities

c)

classrooms

d)

railroads

10.

After the Civil War, what began to grow and contribute to Virginia's economy?​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words

industry

technology

railroads

cities

coal mines

farms

11.

What was the primary goal of the Reconstruction era in the United States?

a)

A) To rebuild the Southern economy

b)

B) To integrate freed slaves into society

c)

C) To punish the Southern states

d)

D) To expand the Western territories

12.

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

a)

A) 13th Amendment

b)

B) 14th Amendment

c)

C) 15th Amendment

d)

D) 16th Amendment

13.

What was the significance of the 8th Amendment in the context of Reconstruction?

a)

A) It abolished slavery

b)

B) It granted citizenship to all born in the U.S.

c)

C) It prohibited excessive bail and cruel punishment

d)

D) It granted voting rights regardless of race

14.

During Reconstruction, which group was primarily responsible for enforcing new laws in the Southern states?

a)

A) The Freedmen's Bureau

b)

B) The Ku Klux Klan

c)

C) The Union Army

d)

D) The Southern Democrats

15.

What was one of the main challenges faced by the Southern states during Reconstruction?

a)

A) Lack of political representation

b)

B) Economic devastation

c)

C) Overpopulation

d)

D) Technological advancement