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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
Sharecropping
What were Northern whites trying to keep new Northern African-Americans from owning?
education
land
Homes
Businesses
Homes
What was the primary purpose of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama under Booker T. Washington's leadership?
To educate African Americans for careers in politics
To provide housing for African-American families
To train African-Americans as teachers, farmers, and ministers
To promote racial segregation
To train African-Americans as teachers, farmers, and ministers
True or False: One of the causes for both waves of the Great Migration was for economic reasons or more job opportunities.
true
What year did America finally see a decrease in Immigration?
1919
1914
2023
1916
1914
By 1910 where did the majority of African-Americans live?
homeless
the south
plantations
North
the south
What did the Supreme Court establish in the Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896?
Racial segregation was unconstitutional
Separate facilities for different races were unconstitutional
Segregation was constitutional as long as it was equal
Jim Crow laws were invalid in southern states
Segregation was constitutional as long as it was equal
True or False: African Americans moved to the South during the first wave of the Great Migration
false
Which of the following cities was not in need of workers?
Los Angeles
Chicago
Seattle
St. Louis
Seattle
The beginning of Immigration Laws in America caused a shortage in what?
labor
workers
employees
all the above
all the above
What key event is considered a catalyst for the Great Migration?
The end of World War I
The passage of the 13th Amendment
The rise of the Ku Klux Klan
The publication of "The Birth of a Nation"
The end of World War I
True or False: There were some African Americans that did not realize moving to the North they were part of the Great Migration.
true
Between 1916-1970 what was the city that saw the highest African-American population growth for the car industry and Henry Ford?
Chicago
Milwaukee
Charlotte
Detroit
Detroit
About how much more money was an African-American worker going to make in a factory compared to the farms of the South?
3 times
100 times
1 time
5 times
3 times
Why did many African-Americans choose to migrate from the South to the North during the Great Migration?
To escape sharecropping and debt
To join the Ku Klux Klan
To work on southern farms
To escape overcrowded northern cities
To escape sharecropping and debt
______________ was one of the cities that African Americans moved to in the North. (There a multiple answers, just need one city)
new york
Chicago
Gastonia
Philadelphia
new york
What part of the Jim Crow laws were African-Americans mostly trying to get away from? Hint: One of these has always been around the other was created by these new laws
Discrimination
Segregation
Segregation
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
More Opportunities and a Better Life
Which city became famous for its African-American culture, including music, art, and literature?
Atlanta
New Orleans
Harlem
Chicago
Harlem