Question

Which of these statement describes the Exodusters?

A. Native American who were forced to move west of the Mississippi River in the 1800s
B. Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War
C. African Americans who left the South and moved to Kansas during the late 1800s
D. Immigrants who left Europe and moved to the Great Plains

Answer 1

C.African Americans who left the South and moved to Kansas during the late 1800s.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option C. "African Americans who left the South and moved to Kansas during the late 1800s".

Step-by-step explanation:

The Exoduster Movement or Exodus of 1879 was the first migration of black people resulted from Civil War. The African Americans that migrated were known as Exodusters, they came mainly from states along the Mississippi River and went to Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado, looking for a better life. Political figures such as Benjamin Singleton of Tennessee and Henry Adams of Louisiana supported this migration.