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TEKS Social Studies Grade 8 - 8.9.C: Explain & Evaluate The Economic, Political, & Social Problems During Reconstruction

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Grade 8
Social Studies K-HS (Archived)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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  • Q1
    This list describes conditions found in —
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    southern states at the beginning of Reconstruction
    California following the Gold Rush
    western territories after the U.S.-Mexican War
    Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812
    60s
    8.9.C: Social Studies - History
  • Q2
    What 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.
    60s
    8.9.C: Social Studies - History
  • Q3
    Which of the following best completes this list?
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    Certified applications for political office
    Provided funds for farming supplies
    Established schools
    Granted small-business loans
    60s
    8.9.C: Social Studies - History
  • Q4
    Southern states passed the codes described in this excerpt in order to —
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    increase the labor supply for factory jobs in the North
    decrease the number of northern representatives in Congress
    limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments
    improve relations with the Democratic Party
    60s
    8.9.C: Social Studies - History
  • Q5
    After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to —
    support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South
    punish plantation owners for the use of slavery
    limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment
    promote the activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau
    60s
    8.9.C: Social Studies - History

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