The Great Migration

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By 1910 where did the majority of African-Americans live?

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The South

Front

Between 1916-1970 what was the city that saw the highest African-American population growth for the car industry and Henry Ford? Options: Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee

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Detroit

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Which of the following was NOT an area where African-Americans were able to get jobs in the North: Steel Industry, Automotive Factories, Meatpacking Plants?

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Sharecropping

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Once someone reached the North they would send back messages about what they had seen. These was a pull effect for a lot of migrants. It’s known as.....

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Word of Mouth

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About how much more money was an African-American worker going to make in a factory compared to the farms of the South?

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3 times

Front

What was the newspaper that reached over 500,000 African-Americans?

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The Defender

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What does it mean to migrate?

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To move from one place to another.

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During The Great Migration, many southerners moved to big cities for what reason? Options: to find more food, because they didn't like growing cotton, to find better jobs, to get bigger homes

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to find better jobs

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The southerners moved to cities in what part of the country?

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The north

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Many of the people who moved away from the south were...

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black