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Why did African Americans move from the South to northern states between 1910 and 1930?
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∙ 13y ago
Many African Americans migrated to the North from the South in search of better lives. There were many more job opportunities in larger city's like New York, Detroit and Chicago. Former slaves were recruited for the railroad, meatpacking and stockyards.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 16y agobecause their was a great migration to northern states to escape the torment of the post slavery era,in search of better jobs, lives, and new found recognition in many northern states.freedom
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∙ 13y agoThe south was more farmland so people went north to find jobs in factories.
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Why did the northwest territory appeal to many people from northern states and to many African Americans?
The African Americans appealed to the pacific northwest because in the north there was descrimination and segergation The African Americans appealed to the pacific northwest because in the north there was descrimination and segergation
The US that you know today was heavily influenced by One significant characteristic is the number of from southern states who moved to cities in the northern states?
A. the Great Migration; African Americans
How did Southern states restrict African Americans politically?
ANSWER:The Southern states denied African-Americans the right to vote.
Why were there more railroads in the northern states in the civil war time?
no there were not it was just the underground railroad that alot of african americans rode to escape to freedom such as harriet tubman
In order to disenfranchise African Americans southern states did what?
They made African Americans pass a test to prove they could read and write
Which section north or south had enslaved African Americans?
The southern half of the country kept the African-Americans as slaves. The northern states never engaged in that kind of behavior.
What is the northern migration?
The norther migration or great migration involved the exodus of African Americans from the southern United States to northern cities.
What states to return fugitive slaves to their owners?
Southern states sent men into the northern states to bring back ANY African Americans.
What describes the Great Migration of the 20th century?
The Great Migration refers to the movement of African Americans from the South to the urban North, between 1916 and 1970.
Why did the northwest territory appeal to many people from northern states and to many African Americans?
The African Americans appealed to the pacific northwest because in the north there was descrimination and segergation The African Americans appealed to the pacific northwest because in the north there was descrimination and segergation
In 1860 were more african americans enslaved or free?
(in the US) Without even resorting to statistical research: since the year contained in the question is prior to the War Between the States, and since the practice of slavery existed in both the northern states and the southern states, it can safely be deduced that more African-Americans (in North America) were enslaved than there were free at that time.
The US that you know today was heavily influenced by One significant characteristic is the number of from southern states who moved to cities in the northern states?
A. the Great Migration; African Americans
The African American population of cities in the northern states increased during the American revolution?
increases great migration
How did Southern states restrict African Americans politically?
ANSWER:The Southern states denied African-Americans the right to vote.
What country fought the Americans on civil war?
The Civil War was fought between the northern and southern states of America. It was a war between Americans themselves because America was a divided country.
What did Stephen Douglas believe in?
the right of African Americans to vote was a matter for the states to decide.
Why were there more railroads in the northern states in the civil war time?
no there were not it was just the underground railroad that alot of african americans rode to escape to freedom such as harriet tubman
