Problems? We Got Plenty!
This was the problem with money in Virginia during Reconstruction.
It had no value, aka it was monopoly money!
Who provided support for recently freed African-Americans in Virginia?
Freedmen's Bureau
What was the term used that meant the separation of people based off of race or religion?
Segregation
These were the key to growing Virginia's small towns into larger cities, along with the expansion of businesses, agriculture, and industry.
Railroads
________ farming and the manufacturing of ________ products became important Virginia industries.
Tobacco
Businesses needed to ________ during Reconstruciton.
Rebuild
What is the term for Freedmen, and poor White farmers, renting land and paying the landowner a certain amount of their crops?
What was the term used for the unfair treatment of a group of people?
Discrimination
Who was an important African-American leader before and during Reconstruction, that would go on to become the first African-American elected to the US Congress.
Which Founding Father was responsible for drafting the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Statues for Religious Freedom?
Thomas Jefferson
Banks, in Virginia, were _______ during the beginning of Reconstruction.
Closed
Name TWO things the Freedmen's Bureau provided for the newly freed African-Americans.
Food, public schooling, and/or healthcare
Name THREE things that segregation and discrimination impacted on African-American lives:
Housing, Education, Healthcare, Employment, and Political Representation
During Reconstruction, Virginia started to become far more _____________. Virginia started to have more developed cities, factories, and businesses.
Industrial
What amendment gave rights to African-Americans after the Civil War?
The 14th Amendment
Plantations, Crops, Railroads, and/or Bridges
African-American communities pushed for _________, which was seen as a path to greater opportunities. This was a path to better jobs like doctors, teachers, and public servants.
Education
What political struggles did Black Americans face during Reconstruction?
1. Poll Taxes
2. Voting Tests
3. Struggle to hold public office
This region of Virginia grew during Reconstruction because of the necessity for coal.
Appalachian Plateau
Name the THREE branches of government in Virginia, and their functions.
1. Legislative, who makes the laws.
2. Executive, who carries out/enforces the law.
3. Judicial, who judges/determines if laws are constitutional, AND decides if people are guilty.
Name THREE problems that Freedmen faced during Reconstruction.
No money, no housing, no health care, poor clothes, and little-to-no money.
What was the nickname given to discriminatory laws that deemed "separate but equal" was legal?
Give TWO examples of how Jim Crow laws segregated White and Black people.
1. Poll Taxes
2. Voting Tests
3. Separate, poor-quality establishments like schools, fountains, restaurants, and restrooms.
During Reconstruction, these THREE things began to grow which contributed to Virginia's increasing economy.
1. Industry and technology
2. Railroads
3. Cities
Name four ways Native Americans have kept their culture alive in Virginia:
1. Art
2. Clothing
3. Storytelling
4. Remained active citizens