Exodusters

The video discusses the Exodusters Movement, a mass migration of Black Americans from the South to Kansas post-Civil War. Driven by the Homestead Act and escaping Southern violence, many sought land ownership and freedom. Despite challenges, the movement significantly impacted Kansas' demographics and highlighted ongoing struggles for equality.

What was the Exodusters Movement compared to?

• The Jewish Exodus

• The Gold Rush

• The Great Migration

• The Trail of Tears

Which act promised land to citizens who had not fought against the Union?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Homestead Act

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 declare?

• Segregation is illegal

• Voting rights for all citizens

• Slavery is abolished in all states

• All people born in the U.S. are citizens regardless of race

What were Black Americans in the South at risk of due to Black codes?

• Being denied education

• Being forced to migrate

• Losing their land

• Being imprisoned

What was a common economic trap for Black farmers in the South?

• Crop rotation

• Tenant farming

• Sharecropping

• Indentured servitude

Why was Kansas seen as a 'promised land' for Black Southerners?

• It was far from the South

• It offered free education

• It was a free state with economic opportunities

• It had a large Black population

What historical event made Kansas significant in the fight against slavery?

• The Civil War

• The Dred Scott Decision

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Missouri Compromise

How did the Exodusters Movement affect Kansas' population by 1880?

• It doubled the population

• It had no significant impact

• It increased the Black population significantly

• It decreased the overall population

What continued in the South after the Exodusters Movement?

• Economic prosperity

• The struggle for democracy and equality

• Mass migrations

• Industrialization

What laws made segregation the norm in the South after Reconstruction?

• Emancipation laws

• Jim Crow laws

• Civil Rights laws

• Homestead laws