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30 Cards in this Set
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What did millions of recently freed slaves need?
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housing, clothing, food, and jobs
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After the Civil War railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops were ______.
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destroyed
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In the early 1900s the Jim Crow laws were passed in order to
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encourage segregation
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The Freedman's Bureau helped newly freed slaves by
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providing clothing, food, and housing.
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Discrimination is _____________
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unfair treatment of people
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One way the African Americans fought the Jim Crow laws was by
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boycotting segregated streetcars.
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During the early 1900s, Virginia cities and towns grew due to the development of
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railroads and coal mining.
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Right after the Civil War at the beginning of reconstruction, who was allowed to vote in elections?
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white men
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After the Civil War, ________ became common because poor white and African American farmers needed land.
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sharecropping
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What states passed the "Jim Crow" Laws?
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Southern
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Reconstruction was
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the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
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African Americans found if very difficult to vote or be ___________ .
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elected
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African Americans were forced to use ___________ drinking fountains.
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separate
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Which of these was an important industry in Tazwell County?
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coal mining
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The Freedman's Bureau was created to help
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Freed slaves
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What type of opportunity might a Virginian who moved to the city from the countryside during the Reconstruction Period have found?
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construction job
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As Virginians moved from the countryside to the cities, the population of cities
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increased
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Virginia's ____________ grew with people, businesses, and factories.
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cities
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The need for more and better ________ increased so people and goods could move between towns like the railroads.
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roads
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This industry became important to Virginia's economy.
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poultry
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An example of segregation is:
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Not being allowed to go to the same school as white children.
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Sharecroppers had to
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Give a large portion of their crops to their landlords as rent.
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When was Reconstruction?
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after the Civil War
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According to the time line, slavery was legally abolished or stopped in:
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1865
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What did Jim Crow laws do?
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Forced African Americans to use separate hotels, restaurants, and railroad carriages from white citizens.
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White racists had many ways to prevent African Americans from voting. Which of the following was a legal way of doing this?
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requiring that they pay a poll tax.
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What city in Virginia became a large railroad center?
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Roanoke
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Which of the following is a way to protest discrimination?
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Boycotts and marches
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What is segregation?
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separation because of race
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Which of the following is a reason the economy of Virginia collapsed, or fell apart, after the Civil War?
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Banks were closed and money had no value.
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