One problems in Virginia's economy following the Civil War was that _________ had no value.
Money
100
What is another word for Segregation?
separation
100
After the Civil War and Reconstruction, Virginia cities grew with what three things?
people, businesses, and factories
100
What happened to the rights and freedoms promised to African Americans after Reconstruction?
they were slowly taken away again
100
What was the name given to the time period following the Civil War in which Congress passed laws designed to rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union?
Reconstruction
200
Another problem in Virginia after the Civil war dealing with the economy was that many _________ were closed.
banks
200
An unfair difference in the treatment of people is known as ____________________.
discrimination
200
What were the key to the expansion or growth of towns into cities?
Railroads
200
Because African Americans were often kept from voting, they also found it difficult to do what?
hold public offices
200
What was the name of the system of farming in which freedmen and poor white farmers rented land from a landowner by promising to pay the owner with part of the crop?
Sharecropping
300
Name three things that millions of newly freed slaves needed after the war.
housing, education, clothing, food, or jobs
300
What was the name of the laws passed by southern states that established segregation of the races?
Jim Crow Laws
300
What was discovered in Tazewell County, which caused other industries to grow?
coal
300
During Reconstruction, and according to the Constitution, who "should" have been given the right to vote?
men of all races
300
African Americans and white children were forced to attend separate ____________.
schools
400
What was the name of the Government agency that provided needed things to freed African Americans and others in VA?
Freedman's Bureau
400
Give two examples of laws that were designed to keep African Americans from voting.
poll taxes and literacy tests
400
What city in Virginia grew from a small town called Big Lick because of a railroad center there?
Roanoke
400
How much was the average poll tax that had to be paid in order to vote?
$6
400
As Virginia's economy grew, the need for more and better ___________ increased.
roads
500
Name three things in Virginia that had been destroyed by the war and need to be rebuilt.
railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops
500
Give three examples of poor quality services that African Americans and others were segregated in doing.
drinking fountains, restrooms, restaurants
500
What two regions of Virginia saw a continued growth in tobacco farming and tobacco products?
Coastal Plain, southern Piedmont
500
Who was the first African American to serve in the Virginia Legislature?
John Mercer Langston
500
How are railroads and coal interdependent on each other?
Coal is used as fuel for trains, trains carry coal to factories