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21 Cards in this Set
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Define Reconstruction (related to the Civil War)
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Reconstruction is the period following the Civil War when Congress passed laws designed to rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union.
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What states were rejoining the Union during Reconstruction?
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The Southern states
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Who was passing the laws to help rejoin the union?
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Congress
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Name two problems faced by Virginians during reconstruction.
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1. Millions of freed slaved needed housing, clothing, food and jobs.
2. Virginia's economy was in ruins. |
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What 5 things did freedmen need during Reconstruction?
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1. clothing
2. housing 3. food 4. jobs 5. education |
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What do we mean by "Virginia's economy was in ruins?"
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1. money had no value.
2. banks were closed 3. railroads, bridges, plantations and crops were destroyed |
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Define Freedmen's Bureau
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A government agency that provided food, schools, and medical care for African Americans and others in Virginia.
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Define Sharecropping
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A system common in VA 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.
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What three things did the Freedman's Bureau provide?
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1. food
2. schools 3. medical care |
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Define segregation
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The separation of people, usually based on race or religion
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Define discrimination
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An unfair difference in the treatment of people
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Describe African Americans participation in government DURING Reconstruction
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DURING Reconstruction, African Americans began to have power in Virginia's government and men of all races could vote.
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Describe African American participation in government AFTER Reconstruction
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AFTER Reconstruction, these gains were lost when "Jim Crow" laws were passed by Southern states.
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What was the effect of "Jim Crow" laws on African American life?
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1. unfair poll taxes and voting tests were established to keep African Americans from voting
2. African Americans found it very difficult to vote or hold public office 3. African American and white children attended separate schools |
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What was established to keep African Americans from voting?
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Poll taxes and literacy tests
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Give 4 examples of places that were segregated
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1. schools
2. drinking fountains 3. restrooms 4. restaurants |
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What began to grow in Virginia after Reconstruction?
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Cities grew and people, businesses, and factories
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Tell me about the importance of railroads during this time period
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Railroads were a key to the expansion of business, agriculture, and industry. They facilitated (helped) the growth of small towns to cities.
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Tell me about roads
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There was a need for more and better roads.
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What is happening with tobacco?
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Tobacco farming and the manufacture of tobaccol products became important to VA industries.
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What was discovered in Tazwell County?
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Coal deposits.
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