The Great Migration

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

• The South

• The North

• The East

• The West

What two (2) things were African-Americans looking for when they did move?

• Segregation and a Better Life

• Lost Family and A Better Life

• Discrimination and More Opportunities

• More Opportunities and a Better Life

Which of the following was NOT an area where African-Americans were able to get jobs in the North. (HINT: Which was a job in the South?)

• Sharecropping

• Steel Industry

• Automotive Factories

• Meatpacking Plants

Which of the following cities was not in the need for workers?

(HINT: Which city does not have a large African American population still today? Also, it is in the West.)

• Los Angeles

• Chicago

• Seattle

• St. Louis

What part of the Jim Crow laws were African-Americans mostly trying to get away from? (Hint: One of these has always been around the other was created by these new laws.)

• Discrimination

• Segregation

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, 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.

The Great Migration refers to the shift of the African ­American population from the _______. (Hint: Small to big.)

• rural South to the rural North
• rural North to the rural South
• urban South to the urban North
• rural South to the urban North

Which of the following was a pull factor that led to African-Americans migrating out of the South during the Great Migration?

• Job opportunities in factories

• Social terror

• Lack of voting opportunities

• A decrease in wages

Which global event had a direct influence on the beginning of the Great Migration?

• WWII

• Russian Revolution

• WWI

• Civil War