Exodusters and Westward Expansion

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What was Reconstruction?

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the period of time after the Civil War

Front

Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865? Options: 13th Amendment, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment, 16th Amendment

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13th Amendment

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This gave Americans 160 acres to claim out west on “federal” land. Options: Homestead Act, Reservation Policy, Morrill Land Grant Act, Pacific Railway Act.

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Homestead Act

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What best describes Jim Crow laws?

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unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education

Front

African Americans who left the South and migrated to the west to find a better life were:

Exodusters

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Indentured Servants

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Freedmen

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Settlers

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Exodusters

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The legal separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences is

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Segregation

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These were used to take away the rights of African Americans in the South after the Civil War.

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Black Codes

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Which group provided aid to former slaves during Reconstruction?

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Freedmen's Bureau

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This group used fear & violence to prevent African Americans from voting in the South following Reconstruction. Options: Black Codes, Ku Klux Klan, Radical Republicans, Carpetbaggers.

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Ku Klux Klan

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Who was considered a leader of the Great Exodus/Exodusters?

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Benjamin (Pap) Singleton