The Great Migration

Where did the movement start from?

• North America to North

• South america , Western States

• America South, Northern South, Midwestern, and western states

• Northern South, Midwestern

When did the movement start?

• 1910s

• 1900s

• 1918

When did the movement end?

• 1980

• 1970

• 1990

About how many African americans were driven

• over 6 million

• over 8 million

Why did they migrate?

• no food

• harsh punishment

did they have freedom?

• yes

• kinda

• no

what was the jim crow law

• separation of blacks and whites

• separation of good and bad people

This event was the movement of African American from the South, Northward in search of a better life

• Great Migration
• Manifest Destiny
• Reconstruction
• Homestead Act

Great Migration:

• Puritans leaving Europe by the thousands for religious freedom in America
• A person who supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors
• The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines as a peaceful form of political process