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Midwest Migrations
For millennia, people and animals have migrated to, from, and across this land in search of
resources, shelter, and comfort. Sometimes the movement brought prosperity and security,
and sometimes it brought conflict and challenges.
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Great Migration
Approximately six million Black people moved from the American South to the
Northeast, Midwest, and West during the Jim Crow era in the 1900s. They
sought to leave behind racial violence and find educational and economic
opportunity. Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan became major hubs for
migrants, as well as Omaha, Nebraska; Des Moines, Iowa; and Gary, Indiana.
These new communities fused old and new folkways, leading to a renaissance in
culture and politics.
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European Settlement in the Midwest
European settlement unfolded gradually across the Midwest region over several
centuries. Initially driven by the fur trade, this exploration led to the establishment
of forts and trading posts at key riverside locations by the mid-18th century.
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Immigrants from Germany, Scandinavia, the British Isles, and other Western
European nations made the Midwest their new home. While some settlers sought
fertile farmland for agriculture, others played a pivotal role in the development of
the region's burgeoning cities into economic hubs.
Annual Monarch Butterfly Migration
Every year, Monarch butterflies migrate from central Mexico to northern U.S.
and Canada. After wintering further south, spring brings these monarchs to fly
thousands of miles north to find food and lay eggs. They continue their
migration through early fall when the newest generation of adult butterflies
turn around and head back to Mexico.
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