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The time period after the Civil War during which laws were passed to rebuild the country and allow the south to come back into the Union was called ___.
Reconstruction
The ____ was a government agency that provided food, schools, and medical care to former slaves and poor whites in the South after the Civil War.
Freedman's Bureau
After the Civil War, Confederate money in Virginia __.
Had no value
___ was a way for newly freed slaves and poor whites to work on farms and pay rent by giving a part of their crop to the landowner.
Sharecropping
What was a main problem faced by Virginians during Reconstruction?
Banks were closed or cities, railroads, plantations, etc. had been destroyed
What was a main way Virginians tried to solve problems during Reconstruction?
Sharecropping or Freedman's Bureau
During Reconstruction, ______ began to have power in Virginia's government and were able to vote.
African American MEN
He was the first African American to be elected to the U.S. Congress from Virginia.
John Mercer Langston
What was a way "Jim Crow" Laws took away rights from African Americans?
Answers will vary
Which groups had rights taken away by "Jim Crow" Laws?
African Americans, Native Americans, Asians, Hispanics
The separation of people, usually based on race or religion is known as _____________.
Segregation
The unfair difference in the treatment of people is known as ____________.
Discrimination
African Americans were forced to use separate poor quality services such as:
Water fountains, restaurants, restrooms, etc.
What was created to keep African Americans from voting after Reconstruction?
Poll Taxes and Voting Tests
________________ were key to the expansion of business, agriculture, and industry.
Railroads
________ was mined in the Appalachian Plateau.
Coal
The growth of cities in Virginia resulted in the need for better _________.
Roads
What cash crop became popular again in Virginia and led to many products that were important to Virginia's economy?
Tobacco
Freed African Americans were called
Freedmen
Name 3 things freed African Americans need after the civil war
Food, medical care, clothing, jobs, shelter, etc.