Author Question: The Exodusters' westward mass migration finally faltered when a. homesteading on the Great Plains ... (Read 34 times)

mp14 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

The Exodusters' westward mass migration finally faltered when

a. homesteading on the Great Plains proved more difficult than expected.
b. a massive, extended drought covered the Great Plains in in the late 1870s.
c. steamboat captains refused to transport more former slaves across the Mississippi.
d. white Kansans passed strict segregation laws.
e. the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution were finally ratified.

Question 2

The Olive Branch Petition

a. was passed by Parliament.
b. was an expression of King George III's desire for peace.
c. promised no treason charges if colonists stopped fighting.
d. was an attempt by the colonists to gain support of Native Americans.
e. was an effort by the Continental Congress to seek a political accommodation with King George III and prevent further hostilities with British military authorities.