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Reconstruction Study Guide: (Answer Key)

During Reconstruction in Virginia following the Civil War, newly freed African Americans faced many problems including lack of housing, education, food and jobs. Virginia's economy was devastated by the war. The Freedmen's Bureau helped provide assistance. Sharecropping became common where freedmen rented land in exchange for a share of crops. After Reconstruction, "Jim Crow" laws imposed racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and American Indians by restricting their voting rights and requiring separate public services and schools. Railroads, industry growth and urbanization helped develop Virginia's economy in the post-war period.

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Reconstruction Study Guide: (Answer Key)

During Reconstruction in Virginia following the Civil War, newly freed African Americans faced many problems including lack of housing, education, food and jobs. Virginia's economy was devastated by the war. The Freedmen's Bureau helped provide assistance. Sharecropping became common where freedmen rented land in exchange for a share of crops. After Reconstruction, "Jim Crow" laws imposed racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and American Indians by restricting their voting rights and requiring separate public services and schools. Railroads, industry growth and urbanization helped develop Virginia's economy in the post-war period.

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Name/Number: _____________________________ Date: _____________

Reconstruction Study Guide (Answer Key)


Standard VS.8a: SWBAT demonstrate knowledge of the reconstruction of
Virginia following the Civil War by identifying the effects of Reconstruction
on life in Virginia.

Reconstruction - The period following the Civil War in which Congress


passed laws designed to rebuild the country and bring the southern states
back into the Union.

Problems faced by Virginians during Reconstruction


• Millions of freed African Americans needed
(1) housing (2) education (3) clothing (4) food (5) jobs
• Virginia’s economy was in ruins:
Money had no value.
Banks were closed.
Railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops were destroyed.

Measures taken to resolve problems


• The Freedmen’s Bureau was a government agency that provided (1)
food, (2) schools, and (3) medical care for freed African Americans
and others in Virginia.
• Sharecropping was a system common in Virginia after the war in
which freedmen and poor white farmers rented land from a
landowner by promising to pay the owner with a share of the crop.

Standard VS.8b: SWBAT demonstrate knowledge of the reconstruction of


Virginia following the Civil War by identifying the effects of segregation and
“Jim Crow” on life in Virginia for whites, African Americans, and American
Indians.

Terms to know
• Segregation: The separation of people, usually based on race or religion
• Discrimination: An unfair difference in the treatment of people
During Reconstruction, African Americans began to have power in
Virginia’s government, and men of all races could vote.

After Reconstruction, these gains were lost when “Jim Crow” Laws were
passed by southern states. These laws established segregation or
separation of the races and reinforced prejudices held by whites.

“Jim Crow” laws had an effect on the lives of African Americans and
American Indians.
Unfair poll taxes & voting tests were created to keep African
American men from voting.
African Americans found it very difficult to vote or hold public office.
African American and white children attended separate schools.
African Americans were forced to use separate poor quality services,
such as:
o drinking fountains
o restrooms
o restaurants
“Jim Crow” laws also had an effect on American Indians.

Standard VS.8c: SWBAT demonstrate knowledge of the reconstruction of


Virginia following the Civil War by describing the importance of railroads,
new industries, and the growth of cities to Virginia’s economic
development.

Virginia began to grow in many areas after the Civil War and
Reconstruction.
Virginia’s cities grew with people, businesses, and factories.
Railroads were a key to the expansion of business, agriculture, and
industry. They facilitated the growth of small towns to cities.
Other parts of Virginia grew as other industries developed. Coal
deposits were discovered in Tazewell County.
The need for more and better roads increased.
Tobacco farming and tobacco products became important Virginia
industries.
Standard VS.10c: SWBAT to demonstrate knowledge of economics by
explaining how advances in transportation, communications, and
technology have contributed to Virginia’s prosperity and role in the global
economy.

• Virginia’s transportation system (highways, railroads, and air


transportation) moves raw materials to factories and finished products
to markets. Virginia exports agricultural and manufactured products,
including:
o tobacco
o poultry
o coal
o large ships
• Virginia has a large number of communications and other technology
industries.
• Tourism is a major part of Virginia’s economy.
• Because many federal workers live and/or work in Virginia, the federal
government has a significant impact on Virginia’s economy.

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