Question

which major migration pattern occurred from the late 1870s through the early 1920s?
a industrial workers moved to the sunbelt in search of job opportunities.
b american citizens emigrated to other countries in search of higher wages.
c immigrants settled in southern agricultural communities in search of more land.
d african americans moved to northern cities in search of economic opportunities.
part b
select all of the effects the migration pattern you selected in part a had on american life during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
cities expanded outward as they acquired more land.
service and banking industries failed due to labor shortages.
new immigrants were given ownership of former confederate plantations.
tenement buildings were constructed to house a growing industrial workforce.
defense plants and high - tech industries established production centers in western cities.

Explanation:

Part A

• Option A: The Sunbelt migration (to the South and Southwest) was more prominent post - World War II, not in the late 1870s - early 1920s.
• Option B: During this period, the US was a destination for immigrants, not a source of emigrants seeking higher wages abroad.
• Option C: Immigrants during this time (many from Europe) were more likely to settle in northern industrial cities, not southern agricultural communities.
• Option D: The Great Migration saw African Americans move from the rural South to northern cities for industrial jobs (due to industrial growth in the North and racial oppression in the South) from the late 1870s to early 1920s.

• "Cities expanded outward as they acquired more land": With more people (including African Americans in the Great Migration) moving to cities, urban sprawl occurred as cities grew to accommodate the population.
• "Service and banking industries failed due to labor shortages": The Great Migration brought more workers to cities, so labor shortages in service and banking were not a result; instead, industries had a larger workforce.
• "New immigrants were given ownership of former Confederate plantations": There was no such policy of giving former plantation land to new immigrants (especially African Americans faced barriers to land ownership).
• "Tenement buildings were constructed to house a growing industrial workforce": As the industrial workforce (including those from the Great Migration) grew, tenements were built to provide housing, often in poor conditions.
• "Defense plants and high - tech industries established production centers in western cities": Defense and high - tech growth in western cities was post - World War II, not in the late 1800s - early 1900s.

So the correct options are the first and the fourth.

Answer:

D. African Americans moved to northern cities in search of economic opportunities.

Part B