The Slow Drift North and West (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Year slavery abolished in USA
Year slavery abolished in USA
1865
% of black Americans still in South by 1910
% of black Americans still in South by 1910
89%
Abolitionist movement timeframe
Abolitionist movement timeframe
1830s-1870
Underground railroad definition
Underground railroad definition
Network of safe houses helping slaves escape to freedom
Boll weevil impact year
Boll weevil impact year
1914 - destroyed cotton crops, caused economic depression
KKK formation year
KKK formation year
1866
Emancipation Proclamation date
Emancipation Proclamation date
1 January 1863
Kansas exodus: year & number
Kansas exodus: year & number
1879, c.6,000 black Americans migrated west
WWI 1914 effect on black migration
WWI 1914 effect on black migration
Stopped European immigration, created labour shortage
Migration route pattern from South
Migration route pattern from South
Shortest route north (e.g. Mississippi to Chicago)