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Use the data from Delaware Township to
answer the questions below. Answer these in a narrative
format. You may find it useful to also create a bar graph
of the numbers of African Americans in Delaware Township from
the census dates of 1875 and 1885. In this way you
can compare the immigration patterns before and after the
Exoduster period.
1875
- Count the number of African-Americans
residing in Delaware Township in 1875.
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Count the numbers
of African-Americans in Delaware Township
who immigrated from former slave holding states and assemble the
data into a table.
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Count the numbers
of African-Americans in Delaware Township
who immigrated from former non slave holding states and
assemble into a table.
- Count the number of Whites in Delaware Township.
1885
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Count the number of African-Americans residing in
Delaware Township in 1885.
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Count the numbers of African-Americans in Delaware Township
who immigrated from former slave holding states and assemble the
data into a table.
-
Count the numbers of African-Americans in Delaware Township
who immigrated from former non slave holding states and
assemble into a table.
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Count the number of Whites in
Delaware Township.
Example:
Delaware Township Kansas - 1875
Total Number of African-Americans
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Number of African-Americans
Who Immigrated From
Former Slave Holding States |
Number of African-Americans
Who Immigrated From
Non-slave Holding States
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- Use GIS mapping software to create a map
that shows each state from which African-Americans residing in
Delaware Township immigrated in 1875.
- Use GIS mapping software to create a
map that shows each state from which African-Americans residing
in Delaware Township immigrated in 1885.
For the census year 1875
- How
many African-Americans immigrated from each former slave holding state state to Delaware
Township?
- How
many African-Americans immigrated from each former non-slave holding state state to
Delaware Township?
- What percentage of
the total population of Delaware Township is the African-American population?
- What is the total
White population of Delaware Township?
- What percentage of the total
populaton of Delaware Township is the White population?
- Does any evidence show that immigrants were settling in the Delaware Township or were they staying
only temporarily?
- Do any patterns emerge concerning the
occupations of those immigrating?
- Using primary or secondary sources determine what were some of the reactions of the
local community to immigration during this time.
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For the census year 1885
- How
many African-Americans immigrated from each former slave holding state state to Delaware
Township?
- How
many African-Americans immigrated from each former non-slave holding state state to
Delaware Township?
- What percentage of
the total population of Delaware Township is the African-American population?
- What is the total
White population of Delaware Township?
- What percentage of the total
populaton of Delaware Township is the White
population?
- Does any evidence show that immigrants were settling in the Delaware Township or were they staying
only temporarily?
- Do any patterns emerge concerning the
occupations of those immigrating?
- Using primary or secondary sources
determine what were some of the reactions of the local community to
immigration during this time.
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