The Great Migration

The Great Migration

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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RL.7.9, RI.8.1, RI.8.8

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The Great Migration had to do with

African Americans

Asian Americans

moving North

moving West

jobs in cities

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The Harlem Renaissance had to do with

World War One veterans

African Americans

jazz music

art

philosophy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

The west

The deep south

Canada

The north

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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