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Understanding the Great Migration

Authored by Tommy Standefer

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12th Grade

Understanding the Great Migration
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a major reason for Black Americans moving from the South during the Great Migration?

To enjoy the benefits of urban living

To experience different climates

To join family members who had previously moved

To find better job opportunities and escape violence

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which city was NOT a primary destination for migrants during the Great Migration?

Detroit

Los Angeles

Chicago

Miami

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What system trapped many Black Americans in a cycle of debt in the South?

Wage labor

Sharecropping

Tenant farming

Indentured servitude

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which insect pest contributed to the unsustainability of farming for Black Americans in the South?

Mosquito

Corn earworm

Boll weevil

Locust

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which industry was NOT mentioned as a source of jobs for Black Americans in the North?

Auto industry

Meatpacking industry

Steel and iron industry

Agriculture

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What laws institutionalized racial segregation and disenfranchisement in the South?

Black Codes

Civil Rights Acts

Jim Crow laws

Emancipation Proclamation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did some view the Great Migration in the context of global movements?

As an economic opportunity

As a form of protest

As a refugee crisis

As a cultural exchange

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