Reconstruction: Gap Game

Front

What happened to enslaved African Americans after the Union won the Civil War?

Back

All enslaved African Americans were freed, and hundreds of thousands were in need of housing, food, and jobs.

Front

What was one reason that Virginia's economy was in ruins after the Civil War?

Back

Railroads, bridges, and plantations were destroyed.

Front

The picture above shows an example of -

Back

Segregation

Front

What was mined in the Appalachian Plateau that quickly became the main industry of the area?

Back

Coal

Front

What is sharecropping?

Back

A person rents farmland and pays the landowner with a share of the crop.

Front

What happened to Virginia's cities after the Civil War and Reconstruction?

Back

The cities grew with people, businesses, and factories.

Front

What is discrimination?

Back

Unfair difference in the treatment of people

Front

The years after the Civil War, when Congress passed laws to help rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union, were called -

Back

Reconstruction

Front

The southern states legally separated the races and reinforced prejudices held by whites when they passed -

Back

"Jim Crow" laws

Front

What major transportation system was key to the expansion of business, agriculture, and industry after the Civil War?

Back

Railroads