WorksheetsVS Unit 8 Reconstruction (Quizs)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What were the results of the Civil War on the economy of Virginia?
Railroads, bridges, and food sources were destroyed.
Virginia's economy flourished due to increased trade.
The state became a major industrial hub.
Confederate money had significant value.
Name the federal government agency created to help freed African Americans who lacked food, medical care, and education.
The Freedmen’s Bureau
The Civil Rights Commission
The Department of Education
The Social Security Administration
As Virginia grew following the Civil War, the need for more and better _____ increased.
bridges
roads
railways
airports
A freed black man from Louisa County, Virginia, he was president of Virginia State University and later became the first African American Virginian elected to the US Congress.
John Mercer Langston
Frederick Douglass
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Du Bois
Following the Civil War and Reconstruction, Virginia cities grew, increasing the number of....
people, businesses, and factories.
farms and rural areas.
schools and universities.
government buildings and monuments.
What form of transportation is responsible for the growth cities, agricultural, and industries?
airplane
railroad
bicycle
ship
Freedmen and poor farmers rented land from white landowners in exchange for a portion of the crops grown as payment.
sharecropping
tenant farming
crop rotation
land leasing
What was the main purpose of the Reconstruction Era?
To rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union.
To establish a new government in the southern states.
To promote industrialization in the North.
To grant independence to former slaves.
What two factors prevented African Americans from voting?
Poll taxes
Literacy tests
Voter ID laws
Civic education requirements
What term means an unfair difference in the treatment of people?
inequality
discrimination
prejudice
bias
What were some of the major issues African Americans faced during the Reconstruction Era?
Lack of shelter, education, clothing, food, and jobs
Access to equal rights and opportunities
Support from the federal government
Increased wealth and prosperity
What positive outcome of Reconstruction does this image of United States senators and representatives illustrate?
African Americans could hold office.
African Americans began to have power in state and national governments.
Reconstruction led to the end of segregation.
The economy improved significantly for all citizens.
What were the laws called that legally established segregation, or separation of the races?
Jim Crow laws
Civil Rights Act
Voting Rights Act
Brown v. Board of Education
What became a major economic industry in the Appalachian Plateau?
coal
timber
fishing
agriculture
