
Exodusters and the Homestead Act Quiz
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What did the Homestead Acts provide to any person?
120 acres of public land
100 acres of public land
200 acres of public land
160 acres of public land
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Where were most of the homesteads located?
North of the Mississippi River
West of the Mississippi River
South of the Mississippi River
East of the Mississippi River
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Who was Pap Singleton and what did he do?
A writer who documented the Exodusters' journey
A homesteader who brought Black families to Kansas
A military leader in the Civil War
A politician who fought for civil rights
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Why did Pap Singleton recruit Black settlers to Kansas?
To establish a new religion
To build a new university
To start a new political party
To achieve economic equality
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What inspired the name 'Exodusters' for the Black settlers?
The American Revolution
The Civil War
The biblical Exodus
The French Revolution
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Where did the Exodusters primarily settle?
California and Texas
New York and Florida
Kansas and Colorado
Ohio and Illinois
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What was Nicodemus, Kansas known for?
Being the capital of Kansas
Having the largest population of Exodusters
Attracting many formerly enslaved people
Being the first state to abolish slavery
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