Great Migration

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

• The South

• The North

• The East

• The West

During which years did the first wave of the Great Migration take place?

• 1910-1930

• 1915-1940

• 1940-1970

• 1915-1970

The Great Migration refers to the shift of the African­American  population from the

• 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

What were some PUSH factors

• Jim Crow Laws

• Poverty

• Inflation

• All of these

Information about a better life in the north was shared with African Americans by

• text messages

• newspapers and letters from the north

• phone calls

• farmers

The Great Migration saw _____ million African Americans migrating away from the South by its end.

• 1

• 235,000

• 6

• 3

What was one of the push factors for African Americans to leave the South during the Great Migration?

• Opportunity for education

• Higher wages

• Escape racism

• Limited economic opportunities

According to your Map, which direction did African Americans migrate too mainly? choose two

• Southern States

• Western States

• Middle States

• Northern States

African Americans migrating from Alabama and Mississippi mainly migrated to which cities? Look at your map

• New York, Pittsburg, Philadelphia

• San Francisco and Los Angeles

• Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland

• Florida, SC, Virginia