Annotating Social Studies Texts Quiz

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What was the main reason why African Americans faced intolerable hardships, injustice, and suffering after the Civil War according to the text?

Internal conflicts within the African American community

Strict law enforcement by the Union soldiers

Attempts by ex-Confederates to regain political power (correct)

Lack of support from the Republican party

Which action did the opponents of African Americans' economic progress take after the Civil War?

Inflicting intolerable hardships on them (correct)

Providing financial aid to support their progress

Advocating for equal rights and opportunities

Encouraging migration to better opportunities

Who were the Congressmen mentioned in the text as fleeing in utter despair after the Civil War?

Robert DeLarge and Josiah Walls

Joseph Rainey and Robert Elliott

Jefferson Long and Joseph Rainey

Hiram Revels and Benjamin S.Turner (correct)

What was the fate of the African Americans as described in the passage to the land of freedom?

They endured further hardships and discrimination Signup and view all the answers

Why did thousands of people in 1871 find themselves unable to endure any longer according to the text?

Because of harsh conditions imposed by Democrats Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason many African Americans wanted to leave the South during the Great Migration?

To escape harsh and unsafe conditions of sharecropping Signup and view all the answers

Why did many African Americans choose to migrate to cities like Philadelphia, Detroit, and New York during the Great Migration?

To escape corrupt practices like sharecropping Signup and view all the answers

What was the system of farming that led many African Americans to flee to Northern cities?

Sharecropping Signup and view all the answers

In the sharecropping system, what did the farmer provide to the landowner in exchange for supplies on credit?

A share of the profits Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason for many African Americans to move North during the Great Migration?

To escape harsh and unsafe conditions in the South Signup and view all the answers

How did the sharecropping system typically operate between farmers and landowners?

With corrupt and unfair practices favoring the landowners Signup and view all the answers

What did the farmer have to promise to the landowner in order to get out of debt in the sharecropping system?

A percentage of future profits Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant consequence of the Great Migration by 1920?

Over one million African Americans moved North Signup and view all the answers

What drew African Americans to move back to Southern cities in larger numbers in 2005?

New economic opportunities Signup and view all the answers

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