Define
Reconstruction
The period following the civil war when congress passed laws to help the country rebuilld
Jim Crows Laws
Southern laws that limited the rights and freedoms of African Americans and American Indians
What did African Americans have to do to vote (2) things
pay poll tax and pass voting test
What effect did the railroad have on Virginia's economy and growth
Railroads brought new jobs and people to the region, Railroads helped small towns turn into big cities, Railroads caused factories to grow
What was the time after the civil war called
Reconstruction
Segregation
The separation of people based on race or religion
What are the 3 problems did VA face during Reconstruction
- railroads and bridges destroyed -banks closed -money had no value
What did Jim Crow Laws do to African Americans
kept public schools segregated
What happen to Southern banks during Reconstruction
they were forced to close because Confederate currency had no value
Explain how the sharecropping system worked from landowners to freedmen
landowners rented land to freedmen and poor white farmers in return for a share of their crops
Discrimination
An unfair difference in the treatment of people
Who began gaining power and could vote during Reconstruction
African Americans
what happen to the rights of African Americans after reconstruction
rights were slowly taken away by Jim Crows Laws
In which region were the Jim Crow Laws passed
South
Explain how segregation affected African Americans and White people in the United states
Caused people to be separated by race or religon
Freedmen's Bureau
A government agency that provided food, education, and health care to free African Americans
What did the Freedmen's Bureau do
-build over 200 schools -provided freedmen with medical care -started collage for African Americas
What industry was developed in the Appalachian Plateau
Coal
Give an example of segregation
White people given nicer water fountains to drink from than people in color
Sharecropping
system where freed men rented land from landowners and paid them with a share of crops
What established segregation and reinforced prejudices by white people aganist African Americans
Jim Crows Laws
What caused a growth in VA cities after the civil war
roads
What happen to Confederate money after the civil war
Value decreased