What was a primary motivation for the Kansas Exodus of many African-

Americans to the West following the Civil War?

(A) Finding employment as sharecroppers

(B) Establishing bonanza farms

(C) Escaping the racial tensions of the South

(D) Finding employment in railroad construction

(E) Creating an independent state for African-Americans

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Sadie Floyd

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3 February, 14:47

What was a primary motivation for the Kansas Exodus of many African-

Americans to the West following the Civil War?

(A) Finding employment as sharecroppers

(B) Establishing bonanza farms

(C) Escaping the racial tensions of the South

(D) Finding employment in railroad construction

(E) Creating an independent state for African-Americans

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Eric Baldwin · Answer 1

A primary motivation for the Kansas Exodus of many African-Americans to the West following the Civil War was " (C) Escaping the racial tensions of the South," since immediately after the Civil War ended, most southern states implemented a series of Jim Crow laws, which left blacks very much disenfranchised.