
TEKS Social Studies Grade 8 - 8.9.C: Explain & Evaluate The Economic, Political, & Social Problems During Reconstruction
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Grade 8
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- Q1This list describes conditions found in —southern states at the beginning of ReconstructionCalifornia following the Gold Rushwestern territories after the U.S.-Mexican WarWashington, D.C., during the War of 181260s8.9.C: Social Studies - History
- Q2What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves.Agricultural workers organized labor unions.Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses.60s8.9.C: Social Studies - History
- Q3Which of the following best completes this list?Certified applications for political officeProvided funds for farming suppliesEstablished schoolsGranted small-business loans60s8.9.C: Social Studies - History
- Q4Southern states passed the codes described in this excerpt in order to —increase the labor supply for factory jobs in the Northdecrease the number of northern representatives in Congresslimit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendmentsimprove relations with the Democratic Party60s8.9.C: Social Studies - History
- Q5After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to —support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the Southpunish plantation owners for the use of slaverylimit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendmentpromote the activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau60s8.9.C: Social Studies - History