Virginia Studies - Reconstruction

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What laws affected both American Indians and African Americans?

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Jim Crow

Front

Complete the analogy. Northern States were to industry as Southern States were to __________.

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agriculture

Front

Which is NOT an effect of Jim Crow laws?

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Reconstruction

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During Reconstruction, __________ began to have power for the first time in Virginia’s government.

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African Americans

Front

Jerry rents land and grows crops. He pays rent to the landowner with part of his crops. This is an example of:

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Sharecropping

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All of the following were problems faced by Virginians during Reconstruction, EXCEPT: Money had no value, Businesses need to be rebuilt, Railroads, bridges, plantations and crops were destroyed

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Farms were more successful

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"Jim Crow" laws affected this group of people as well: Spanish Americans, Whites, American Indians, French Citizens.

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American Indians

Front

What was the period following the Civil War when Congress passed laws designed to rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union?

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Reconstruction

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What problem did Virginians face during Reconstruction?

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Banks were closed.

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What government agency provided food, schools, and medical care for formerly enslaved people and others in Virginia and the rest of the South?

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Freedmen's Bureau