Questions 22-24
What did African Americans head to the great plains in hopes of finding freedom from __ & ___
Violence
unfair treatment
The african americans waiting to sail to Kansas became known as __?
Kansas Fever Exodus
What 3 states did some African Americans settle in the West?
"COW"
California, Oregon, Washington
What well known town did many african americans settle in?
Nicodemus, Kansas
A journey to freedom is called?
Exodus
Which homesteader founded the town of Centralia Washington?
George Washington
In Nicodemus Kansas, what did African Americans work as to pay for fee for homestead?
Farmhands
Promised land
What did some farmers think the federal government didnt support?
the farming industry
Which Civil war soldier made speeches to encourage more African Americans to leave the south?
Henry Adams
What were the 20,000 African Americans that left for Kansas called?
Exodusters
in 1892, farmers organized a political party known as___ so they had a voice in the government
Populist party
Where did thousand of African Americans line to sail to Kansas?
banks of the Mississippi River
What was a famous song the exodusters sang along their journey to Kansas? The song was about peace and quiet
The Land That Gives Birth to Our Freedom
What is your middle name?
McKinely