The Great Migration

The Great Migration had to do with

• African Americans

• Asian Americans

• moving North

• moving West

• jobs in cities

The Harlem Renaissance had to do with

• World War One veterans

• African Americans

• jazz music

• art

• philosophy

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

• The west

• The deep south

• Canada

• The north

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

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

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.

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.

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

These unfair laws made Southern Society "________" They were considered constitutional laws.

• Separate but Equal
• Together but Equal
• Apart but Equal
• Unfair but Equal

True or False: The Great Migration had a huge impact on the Harlem Renaissance?

• True

• False