HIST-VS
Kaechele_Robson_ReconstructionVS8_UnitTest
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[Exam ID:154FW0
1
Which was NOT a problem faced by Virginians after the Civil War?
A Many plantation owners were without jobs as a result of the factories being burned.
B Many railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops were destroyed.
C All of the banks were closed because Confederate money had no value.
D Millions of freed slaves needed housing, education, clothing, food, and jobs.
2
The Freedmen’s Bureau —
A provided land to farmers whose plantations were destroyed during the war
B provided transportation to freed African Americans who wanted to travel to the North
provided money to poor white farmers that was used to rent land from wealthy plantation C
owners
D provided food, schools, and medical care for freed African Americans and others in Virginia
3
Why was Freedman's Bureau created?
A To help new immigrants
B To help former slaves
C To help plantation owners
D To help southern soliders
4
Sharecropping was a system common after the Civil War in which freedmen and poor whites —
A rented land and promised to pay the landowners with crops
B purchased a piece of land to raise cash crops
C entered into contracts to work on farms in America after leaving England
D owned their own land and sold their crops at market
5
Based on the system illustrated above, what would most likely happen if a farmer grew a lesser amount of crop than expected for the growing season?
A The land owner would decrease the amount of crop to be shared.
B The land owner would pay the farmer's debts off.
C The farmer would not be able to pay off debts owed for the year.
D The farmer would be able to make enough money to cover the loss of crops.
6
Which of the following should be added to replace B on the chart?
A Planted the crops
B Worked the land
C Received more than half of the crops harvested
D Paid to rent the land with a share of crops
7
What type of system is this man describing?
A
B
C
D
E
Indentured service
Sharecropping
Slavery
Co-farming
Plantation
8
All of the following were made available to freed men and women by the Freedmen's Bureau EXCEPT —
A food
B land
C medical care
D education
9
Which region represents the area of the United States that required much physical rebuilding after the Civil War? A
B
C
D
Region 3
Region 4
Region 1
Region 2
10 As a result of the Civil War —
A the Union states rejoined the Confederacy and reconstruction began
B the Confederate states rejoined the Union and reconstruction began
C the Union states refused to allow the Confederate states to rejoin
D the Confederate states refused to rejoin the Union and slavery continued
11
This photograph shows —
A a disagreement
B an announcement
C desegregation
D discrimination
12 Which is NOT an example of the effects of Jim Crow laws?
A Unfair poll taxes and voting tests were established to keep African American men from voting.
African Americans were forced to use separate poor quality services such as drinking fountains, B
restrooms, and restaurants.
C African Americans were given the right to vote and hold office.
D African Americans and white children attended separate schools.
13 After Reconstruction, the freedoms given to African Americans were —
A taken away by the Jim Crow laws
B changed by the Supreme Court
C increased by the Bill of Rights
D voted against by Congress
14 Directions: Read and answer the question. Click on the three correct answers.
Identify three effects that the Jim Crow laws had on African Americans.
Easy to hold a public office position
Voting tests were given
Forced to use separate restrooms
Discrimination of others had ended
Integration of schools began to occur
Unfair poll taxes were established
15 African American and white children attending the same schools is to desegregation as African American and white children attending different schools is to —
A Reconstruction
B Jim Crow Laws
C Freedmen's Bureau
D segregation
16 Which scenario below is an example of the Jim Crow laws?
A A white girl and an African American girl were able to use the same water fountain.
B A woman was upset that she was not allowed to vote at this time.
C African American, American Indian, and white children attended the same schools.
D An African American man was unable to vote because of an unfair poll tax and reading test.
17 Which reason best explains the need for more roadways in Virginia following the Reconstruction Era?
A To quickly transport tobacco products out of state
B Increase in population
C To transport coal discovered in the Piedmont region
D Railroads were difficult to build
18
Which important industry developed in the shaded area on the map?
A Tobacco farming
B Furniture production
C Steel production
D Coal mining
19 Which of these changes caused Virginia’s economy to grow after the Civil War?
A Factories hired more workers
B People moved away from the cities
C Railroads and industries expanded
D Tobacco and cotton grew more quickly
20 Which important Virginia industry became successful again after the Civil War?
A Coal mining
B Slave trading
C Citrus growing
D Tobacco farming
21
Where is this speaker most likely from?
A Tidewater
B Richmond
C Northern Virginia
D Shenandoah Valley
E Tazewell County
F Jamestown
22 Railroads helped turn small towns into —
A coal mines
B cities
C farms
D governments
23 What most likely caused the expansion of businesses, agriculture, and industries after the Civil War?
A Ships
B Horses
C Covered wagons
D Railroads