The Great Migration

During The Great Migration, many southerners moved to big cities for what reason?

• to find more food
• because they didn't like growing cotton
• to find better jobs
• to get bigger homes

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The southerners moved to cities in what part of the country?

• The west
• The deep south
• Canada
• The north

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Many of the people who moved away from the south were...

• old
• white
• black
• Asian

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It was hard for black people to find jobs in the south because of __________, which made segregation legal.

• Jim Crow laws
• Slave laws
• Segregational Act of 1900
• Civil Rights

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What time period did the Great Migration take place during?

• 1810 - 1830
• 1950 - 1990
• 1910 - 1930
• 1990 - 2010

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When did most of the Great Migration take place?

• during and after the Civil War
• during and after the Revolutionary War
• During and after WWI
• During and after WWII

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What area of New York did many African Americans move to?  It became known for artistic, poetic, intellectual and musical creativity.

• The Bronx
• Harlem
• Staten Island
• Queens

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Which of the following best describes a reason that African Americans would have moved from the South to the North and Midwest between 1910 and 1930?

• The climate was better.
• There were more jobs.
• The housing was free.
• There were fewer taxes.

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During the Great Migration, some African Americans chose to move North and to the Midwest for several reasons. Which of the following was most likely NOT a reason that they would have migrated? 

• The hope for a better job.
• The desire to escape Jim Crow Laws.
• The cotton crop failed and many lost their jobs.
• They wanted to move to a place with a better climate.

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Why did African Americans move North after reconstruction?

• They had better opportunities in the South
• In the North, segregation was not a law like it was in the South
• They were not allowed to move North

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