Which of the Following Was True of the Exodusters, Who

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true of the Exodusters, who migrated from the South to Kansas in the late 1870s?

• A) They were white sharecroppers who were recruited to move to Kansas by the Kansas Farmers' Alliance.
• B) Their move was subsidized by Southern state governments, which were encouraging African Americans to leave the South.
• C) Many of them were former slaves.
• D) They were drawn to Kansas by promises of jobs in the construction of the transcontinental railroad.

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