Virginia Studies VS. 8a-c

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?

Back

Reconstruction

Front

What problem did Virginians face during Reconstruction?

Back

Banks were closed.

Front

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

Back

Freedmen's Bureau

Front

What system after the Civil War allowed freedmen and poor white farmers to rent land by promising to pay with a share of the crop?

Back

Sharecropping

Front

What is the separation of people usually based on race or religion?

Back

Segregation

Front

What is the unfair difference in the treatment of people?

Back

Discrimination

Front

Who gained power in Virginia's government and could finally vote during Reconstruction?

Back

African Americans

Front

After Reconstruction, what established segregation or separation of the races and reinforced prejudices held by whites?

Back

"Jim Crow" Laws

Front

What could African Americans do if they paid a poll tax and passed a literacy test?

Back

Vote in an election

Front

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

Back

American Indians