The Exodusters' Westward Mass Migration Finally Faltered When

question 50

Multiple Choice

The Exodusters' westward mass migration finally faltered when

• A) homesteading on the Great Plains proved more difficult than expected.
• B) a massive, extended drought covered the Great Plains in in the late 1870s.
• C) steamboat captains refused to transport more former slaves across the Mississippi.
• D) white Kansans passed strict segregation laws.
• E) the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution were finally ratified.

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