WorksheetsGreat Migration
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What two (2) things were African-Americans looking for when they did move?
Segregation and a Better Life
Lost Family and A Better Life
Discrimination and More Opportunities
More Opportunities and a Better Life
Between 1916-1970 what was the city that saw the highest African-American population growth - 611%!
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Which of the following was NOT an area where African-Americans were able to get jobs in the North.
Sharecropping
Steel Industry
Automotive Factories
Meatpacking Plants
What was the Chicago newspaper that reached over 500,000 African-Americans?
The Defender
The Inciter
The Northern Star
The African American Journal
What were Northern whites trying to keep new Northern African-Americans from getting?
Houses
Businesses
Cars
Education
Which of the following is not a result of the Great Migration?
Many arriving in the North found prejudice in trying to rent apartments.
Many began to work together in a “Back to Africa” movement.
New arrivals found mostly low-paying factory jobs available.
Racial tensions grew and race riots broke out in several cities.
