Question

african americans who fled the violence of the reconstruction south in 1879 and 1880 to start anew in kansas were known as
a exodusters
b homesteaders
c scalawags
d jayhawkers
e the colored farmers’ national alliance

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Exodusters were African Americans who migrated from the Reconstruction - era South (especially in 1879 - 1880) to Kansas seeking a new life, matching the description.
• Option B: Homesteaders were generally people (not specifically African Americans from the South in this context) who claimed land under the Homestead Act, not matching the 1879 - 1880 South - to - Kansas African American migration.
• Option C: Scalawags were white Southerners who supported Reconstruction, not African American migrants.
• Option D: Jayhawkers were abolitionist - leaning groups in Kansas during the pre - Civil War era, not related to this post - Reconstruction migration.
• Option E: The Colored Farmers’ National Alliance was a later (late 19th - early 20th century) organization for African American farmers, not a group of migrants in 1879 - 1880.

Answer:

A. exodusters