Reconstruction (VS.8)

The farmer is describing problems in the south during what period?

• Reconstruction

• Colonial Era

• Industrial Revolution

• Great Depression

Which statement best explains why the change shown occurred?

• Groups of African Americans wanted to be treated differently than white Virginians.

• Freedmen were taking over agriculture profits in Virginia.

• Groups of African Americans formed to protest Jim Crow laws.

• White citizens feared the loss of control over freedmen who moved to large cities.

After the Civil War most poor farmers in the South who did not own land became-

• sharecroppers

• tenant farmers

• landowners

• migrant workers

After the Civil War, which industry led to economic growth in southwestern Virginia?

• Tobacco

• Tourism

• Agricultural

• Mining

Which government agency was formed to help freed African Americans after the Civil War?

• FBI

• Treasury Department

• Freedman's Bureau

• Sharecropping

The period following the Civil War is called

• Reconstruction

• Reformation

• Restoration

• Revolution

All of the following were problems faced by the South during Reconstruction EXCEPT: Land was burned, Money had no value, Freed Slaves, Tourism was down

• Land was burned

• Money had no value

• Freed Slaves

• Tourism was down

Which time period belongs in the circle?

• Reconstruction

• Colonization

• Great Depression

• Westward expansion

Which two areas experienced growth due to the growth of railroads and technology?

• Coastal Plain and Piedmont

• Southwestern Virginia and Coastal Plain

• Coastal Plain and Appalachian Plateau

• Piedmont and Valley and Ridge

Which of the following should be added to replace B on the chart?

• Received more than half the crops for rent

• Paid more than half of their crops for rent

• Worked the land

• Planted the crops