The Great Migration

By 1910 where did the majority of African-Americans live?

• The South

• The North

• The East

• The West

Between 1916-1970 what was the city that saw the highest African-American population growth for the car industry and Henry Ford?

• Chicago

• Detroit

• Cleveland

• Milwaukee

Which of the following was NOT an area where African-Americans were able to get jobs in the North.

• Sharecropping

• Steel Industry

• Automotive Factories

• Meatpacking Plants

Once someone reached the North they would send back messages about what they had seen. These was a pull effect for a lot of migrants. It’s known as.....

• Family Ties

• Newspapers

• Word of Mouth

• Push effect

About how much more money was an African-American worker going to make in a factory compared to the farms of the South?

• 2 times

• 3 times

• 4 times

• 5 times

What was the newspaper that reached over 500,000 African-Americans?

• The Defender

• The Offender

What does it mean to migrate?

• To move from one place to another
• To sleep all winter
• To hunt for food
• To change houses

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

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

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

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

• old
• white
• black
• Asian