Question

african americans who settled in the plains region of the united states were known by what name?

a. exodusters

b. scalawags

c. maroons

d. carpetbaggers

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Exodusters were African Americans who migrated to the Plains region (Kansas, etc.) after the Civil War, seeking land and opportunity.
• Option B: Scalawags were white Southerners who supported Reconstruction, not African Americans settling in the Plains.
• Option C: Maroons were enslaved people who escaped to form independent communities, often in the Caribbean or southern US swamps, not related to Plains settlement.
• Option D: Carpetbaggers were Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction, not African Americans in the Plains.

So the correct answer is A.

Answer:

A. Exodusters