Question

question 6 of 20
african americans who settled in the plains region of the united states were known by what name?
a. carpetbaggers
b. scalawags
c. maroons
d. exodusters

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Carpetbaggers were Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War, not African Americans settling in the Plains.
• Option B: Scalawags were white Southerners who supported Reconstruction, not African Americans in the Plains.
• Option C: Maroons were enslaved people who escaped to form communities, often in the South, not related to Plains settlement.
• Option D: Exodusters were African Americans who migrated to the Great Plains (Plains region) after the Civil War, seeking new opportunities and escaping oppression in the South.

Answer:

D. Exodusters