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Cards (8)

how much land did exodusters settle by 1880?
80km squared
how many black americans settled in Kansas by 1880?
43,000
what was the problem with the land?
difficult to farm on and some couldn't afford administration fee to take up their claims
why did the number of migrants decrease?
news of the conditions spread
what happened with the difficulties?
caused a second wave of migration out of Kansas to somewhere else in the USA
what happened to the exodusters on the way to Kansas?
affected by yellow fever and they became sick
what did the governor of Kansas do?
set up an association to help migrants which organised colonies to help them live and a small amount of of money to get them started
what was a positive consequence of Oklahoma land rush?
settlements developed quickly such as roads and towns