VS Unit 8 Reconstruction (Quizs)

What form of transportation is responsible for the growth cities, agricultural, and industries?

• airplane

• railroad

• bicycle

• ship

What became a major economic industry in the Appalachian Plateau?

• lumber

• coal

• fishing

• agriculture

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 two factors prevented African Americans from voting?

• Poll taxes

• Literacy tests

• Voter ID laws

• Civic education requirements

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 laws.

• The economy improved significantly for all citizens.

As Virginia grew following the Civil War, the need for more and better _____ increased.

• bridges

• roads

• railways

• airports

What term means an unfair difference in the treatment of people?

• discrimination

• inequality

• prejudice

• bias

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 after the war.

• Confederate money had significant value.

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 expand westward and acquire new territories.

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