The Great Migration and Segregation

Which statement best defines segregation in the early 1900s United States?

• Economic competition between farm owners

• Voluntary cultural separation by choice

• Legal separation of races in public life

• Migration restrictions across state borders

Which push factor most directly drove African Americans to leave the rural South during the Great Migration?

• Low wages under plantation systems

• Harsh winter weather patterns

• Limited access to western land

• Desire to avoid industrial work

Which pull factor drew many migrants to Northern and Midwestern cities?

• Closer proximity to cotton fields

• Access to segregated libraries

• Opportunities for sharecropping

• Factory jobs with higher pay

How did racial violence influence migration decisions for Black southerners around 1900–1920?

• It increased risk, so people moved or relocated

• It created jobs in rural communities

• It reduced danger through policing

• It united races in shared institutions

A student claims the Great Migration mainly moved people from Northern cities to Southern farms. What is the most accurate correction?

• It moved Black southerners to Northern and Western cities

• It moved immigrants from Europe to Southern towns

• It moved white farmers to Southern plantations

• It moved factory workers from West to Midwest

Which economic change most likely occurred for migrants who found work in Northern factories?

• Increased wages compared to sharecropping

• Reduced income due to seasonal labor

• Loss of employment because of farm cycles

• Dependence on plantation store credit

Which consequence best explains how segregated public spaces shaped everyday life for Black Americans in the South?

• Provided free transportation to workplaces

• Eliminated racial violence through separation

• Guaranteed identical resources in all cities

• Denied equal access to services and institutions

Which statement best defines the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s?

• A political movement led by major parties

• A cultural rebirth of Black artistic expression

• An economic boom centered on factories

• A migration of farmers to rural towns

What idea was central to the 'New Negro' movement?

• Avoid public activism and keep quiet

• Reject discrimination and demand equal rights

• Adopt mainstream white cultural styles

• Leave cities and return to the rural South

Which pair correctly matches figures with their roles during this era?

• Langston Hughes—poet; Zora Neale Hurston—novelist

• Langston Hughes—dancer; Zora Neale Hurston—actor

• Langston Hughes—playwright; Zora Neale Hurston—sculptor

• Langston Hughes—painter; Zora Neale Hurston—bandleader