Southern Blacks Southern Blacks Migration to KansasMigration to Kansas

ReconstructionReconstruction

Why did Jim Crow laws harm Why did Jim Crow laws harm Black AmericansBlack Americans

A) They enforced the segregation of A) They enforced the segregation of Black Americans from other AmericansBlack Americans from other Americans

B) They forced Black Americans to B) They forced Black Americans to become successful sharecroppersbecome successful sharecroppers

C) They began the period known as C) They began the period known as ReconstructionReconstruction

D) The required federal troops to leave D) The required federal troops to leave the Souththe South

Why did the Exodusters move Why did the Exodusters move to the Great Plains?to the Great Plains?

A) There were many jobs on the Great A) There were many jobs on the Great PlainsPlains

B) They wanted to own their own landB) They wanted to own their own land

C) The soil was good for farmingC) The soil was good for farming

D) The Homestead Act forced people D) The Homestead Act forced people to moveto move

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Why come to Kansas?Why come to Kansas?

Well before the last Federal occupation Well before the last Federal occupation troops left the South at the end of troops left the South at the end of Reconstruction in 1877, oppression had Reconstruction in 1877, oppression had already deeply eroded the few social and already deeply eroded the few social and economic gains blacks acheived after the economic gains blacks acheived after the Civil War. Organizations like the Klu Klux Civil War. Organizations like the Klu Klux Klan terrorized or killed Blacks who Klan terrorized or killed Blacks who resisted the constraints of racism.resisted the constraints of racism.

Poverty, customs and laws prevented Poverty, customs and laws prevented the newly freed slaves from buying the newly freed slaves from buying land after the Civil War, Many land after the Civil War, Many returned to work for their old returned to work for their old masters as sharecroppers, but masters as sharecroppers, but dishonest treatment by many dishonest treatment by many landlords and lack of education kept landlords and lack of education kept Black Americans in economic Black Americans in economic slavery.slavery.

ExodustersExodusters

Came by the thousands and settled Came by the thousands and settled in communities throughout Kansas.in communities throughout Kansas.

Pap SingletonPap Singleton

A Land speculator and promoter who encouraged hundreds of Black Americans to move to Kansas.

NicodemusNicodemus

Believed to be named for a slave who Believed to be named for a slave who they believed had purchased his own they believed had purchased his own freedom.freedom.

Exodusters was the name Exodusters was the name given to:given to:

A.A. American Indians who were moved American Indians who were moved out Kansas into Oklahoma Territoryout Kansas into Oklahoma Territory

B.B. European immigrants who came to European immigrants who came to Kansas in covered wagons.Kansas in covered wagons.

C.C. Black Americans from the Deep Black Americans from the Deep South who came to Kansas during a South who came to Kansas during a second wave of immigrationsecond wave of immigration

D.D. Politicians in the new state of Kansas.Politicians in the new state of Kansas.

CC

Benjamin “Pap” Singleton was Benjamin “Pap” Singleton was a :a :

A.A. land surveyor who helped to solve land surveyor who helped to solve land disputes in Kansasland disputes in Kansas

B.B. Land speculator and promoter who Land speculator and promoter who encouraged Black Americans to encouraged Black Americans to come to Kansascome to Kansas

C.C. Railroad worker who traveled to Railroad worker who traveled to Russia to recruit Mennonites to come Russia to recruit Mennonites to come to Kansasto Kansas

D.D. Wagon master on the Oregon-Wagon master on the Oregon-California TrailCalifornia Trail

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Nicodemus was settled by:Nicodemus was settled by:

A.A. French silk farmersFrench silk farmers

B.B. The Swedish immigrantsThe Swedish immigrants

C.C. Mexican railroad workersMexican railroad workers

D.D. Freed slaves from the SouthFreed slaves from the South

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Term: ExodustersTerm: Exodusters my understandingmy understanding: 1 2 3 4 : 1 2 3 4

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Words to help me

Bible/Exodus

Freedom

Pap Singleton

Term: Pap SingletonTerm: Pap Singleton my understandingmy understanding: 1 2 : 1 2 3 4 3 4

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Exodusters

Real-estate

New opportunity