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☆☆☆☆☆In America, when they were freed.
Most westward expansion increased right after the civil war due to the mining industry in the west. The civil war caused economic problems. People were looking to start over and "get rich quick". Many people desired to own their own land. Thus the Homestead Act was created.
The building of the transcontinental railroad created more jobs and led to more land being sold and purchased.
The demands for beef in the west and the cattle drives led to ranching and farming.
Highly successful African American business leaders
Blacks under whites was the natural order
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Scalawags were white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War.
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Cutting taxes for landowners
African Americans received better service than in businesses owned by whites
Alonzo Herndon became the wealthiest black property owner in Atlanta.
the main debate in setting up colleges and universities for african american was whether to:
African Americans that migrated to the Great Plains were called Exodusters.
They went to white churches or held their own services in secret.
held their own services in secret
The homestead act offered them free land
Many students did not have the opportunity for a formal elementary
