Reconstruction Unit Test

The separation of people based on race or religion is called _____________________.

• discrimination

• segregation

• reconstruction

• prejudice

An unfair difference in the treatment of people is called ________________________.

• discrimination

• segregation

• desegregation

• reconstruction

The period following the Civil War during

which Congress passed laws designed to help rebuild the

country and bring the southern states back into the Union is called what?

• Reconstruction

• 20th and 21st Century

• Rebuilding Time

• Unite the States

All the following were problems faced by Virginians and other during

Reconstruction EXCEPT

• Freed African Americans needed housing, jobs, clothing, and food.

• Virginia’s money had no value.

• Banks opened back up to get people their money.

• Businesses needed to be rebuilt.

What did African Americans face immediately after slavery ended?

• Injustice, increased violence, and discrimination

• Justice and equality

• Free housing and education

• Success and plenty of employment opportunities

Which government agency provided food, public schools, and medical care

for freed African Americans and others in Virginia?

• Sharecropping

• New Deal Programs

• Freedom's First Generation

• Freedman's Bureau

Which system locked people into poverty with its unfair practices?

• Freedman's Bureau

• Sharecropping

• Reconstruction

• The New Deal Programs

The Civil War caused railroads, plantations, crops, and bridges to be ________________.

• rebuilt

• destroyed

• protected

• secured

Which is an example of discrimination?

• Women and men getting an equal say in government.

• People of all races getting the same pay for the same job.

• Women getting paid less than men for the same job.

• Women and men getting paid the same for the same job.

After the Reconstruction what were passed by the southern states?

• “Jim Crow” Laws

• Reconstruction Laws

• Desegregation Laws

• Southern Laws