Question
How did the end of Reconstruction in 1877 influence African American migration patterns to the West? (1 point)
Responses
Removed legal protections encouraging westward movement
Removed legal protections encouraging westward movement
Created new job opportunities
Created new job opportunities
Increased federal support
Increased federal support
Responses
Removed legal protections encouraging westward movement
Removed legal protections encouraging westward movement
Created new job opportunities
Created new job opportunities
Increased federal support
Increased federal support
Answers
GPT-5 mini
Removed legal protections encouraging westward movement
The end of Reconstruction withdrew federal troops and enforcement of civil rights in the South, reducing legal protections and increasing violence and discrimination — factors that pushed many African Americans (the Exodusters) to migrate West seeking safety and land.
The end of Reconstruction withdrew federal troops and enforcement of civil rights in the South, reducing legal protections and increasing violence and discrimination — factors that pushed many African Americans (the Exodusters) to migrate West seeking safety and land.