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100
What was the farming system called that allowed freedmen and poor white men to rent land and promise to pay the landowners with crops?
Sharecropping
100
True or False: Public Education was free in Virginia
True
100
What was the Supreme court case that allowed "separate, but equal" rules across the United States?
Plessy v. Ferguson
100
What was a major challenge of the sharecropping system in Virginia?
Many sharecroppers remained in debt because they could not grow enough to pay the rent.
200
What 3 things did the Freedmen's Bureau provide to African Americans?
Education, food, and medical supplies
200
What does the political cartoon represent?
The unequal treatment of African Americans. "Separate, but equal" laws did not actually show equality.
200
What was a challenge that the Freedmen's Bureau and Freedman's Schools face?
Not enough funding and resources. Also lack of support from many White People.
300
Which Amendment officially abolished slavery?
The 13th Amendment
300
Who was the first African American member of Congress from Virginia?
John Mercer Langston
300
True or False: The court case Plessy v. Ferguson allowed laws that forced racial segregation in schools, transportation, and other public places.
True
300
Who had to overcome racial prejudices and discrimination while running for a seat for the House or Representatives in Virginia?
John Mercer Langston
400
What was a reason why Virginia's economy was in poor shape?
Confederate money had no value and banks were closed. Railroads, farms, roads were destroyed.
400
Which amendment allowed citizenship for anyone born on US soil as well as make sure all citizens were treated the same under the law?
14th Amendment
400
What laws created poll taxes and voting tests, which resulted in taking away many voting rights of African Americans?
Jim Crow Laws
400
What is the unfair treatment of people based on the differences such as race, gender, religion, etc.?
Discrimination
500
What did the 15th Amendment or the last amendment of the Reconstruction period allow?
People (Men) could not be denied the right to vote based on their race or previous servitude.
(African Men could now vote)
500
Which Amendment focused on voting rights for African men?
15th Amendment
500
What did the Jim Crow Laws make legal for restaurants, water fountains, bathrooms, etc.?
Segregation