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3/9 reconstruction
Question | Answer |
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The period following the Civil War | Reconstruction |
The government agency that helped freed slaves | Freedman's Bureau |
System in which freed men and poor white farmers rented land and paid back owners with the share of the crop | sharecropping |
After the Civil War, Virginia's economy was.... | in ruins |
After the Civil War, Confederate money had... | no value |
Type of business that was closed after the Civil War | banks |
The Civil War caused enormous destruction to the south's crops.... | railroads, bridges, and plantations |
The separation of people based on race or religion | segregation |
The unfair treatment of people perceived as being different | discrimination |
The group that gained power in Virginia government during Reconstruction | African Americans |
The group that had the right to vote during Reconstruction | all men |
Laws passed by southern states that established segregation and reinforced prejudice | Jim Crow Laws |
How cities grew after the Civil War and Reconstruction | with people, business, and factories |
The key reason for the expansion of businesses, agriculture, industry, and the growth of small towns in Virginia | railroads |
A city that became a new railroad center due to the growth of clothing and furniture factories | Roanoke |
What was discovered in Tazewell County in southwest Virginia after the Civil War | coal deposits |
The industry that became the livelihood for residents of southwest Virginia | coal mining |
What Virginia needed to build after the Civil War in order to move raw materials to manufacturing centers | more roads |