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Great Migration

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Between 1916 and 1930 nearly 1.5 million Black people moved out of the South in this event.

a)

Great Migration

b)

Great Journey

c)

Great Travels

d)

Great Adventure

2.

This Amendment officially ended slavery.

(a)  

3.

This war created a need for workers from the South.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Civil War

d)

Vietnam War

4.

During which years did the Great Migration take place?

a)

1910-1940

b)

1915-1940

c)

1940-1970

d)

1915-1970

5.

What was one of the main reasons African Americans migrated from the South?

a)

Limited economic opportunities

b)

Higher wages

c)

Opportunity for education

d)

Escape racism

6.

What was the impact of the Great Migration on northern cities?

a)

The Great Migration had no impact on northern cities.

b)

The Great Migration led to a decline in the population of northern cities.

c)

The Great Migration led to an increase in the population of northern cities, transforming their cultural, social, and political landscape.

d)

The Great Migration led to an increase in the population of northern cities, but had no other impact.

7.

Before the Great Migration what percentage of the African American population lived the the Southern part of the United States?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

90%

d)

30%

8.

Reasons African Americans migrated from the South to the North

Categorize the following

Racial violence

Economic Opportunity

KKK hatred

Racial equality

Push Factor
Pull Factors
9.
What is the KKK?
a)
A group for children to play educational games.
b)
A political party founded by Abraham Lincoln  
c)
An organization focused on white supremacy 
d)
An organization focused on Black supremacy
10.
What is the Great Migration?
a)
The Great Migration was a large movement of birds from the north to the south to be warm for the winter.
b)
The Great Migration was the name of the time period after WWI.
c)
The Great Migration is the mass movement of African Americans from the south in the early 1900s.
11.

How did the Great Migration affect life in northern cities in the 1920s.

a)

increased competition for jobs and housing

b)

it caused local leaders to get rid of Jim Crow policies

c)

it led to the widespread election of African-American mayors in many major northern cities

d)

increased gender diversity in public offices