Answer to Question #100793 in History for Flecha

Question

Which of the following was a major motivation for African Americans during the First Great Migration to the North?

A. World War I created labor shortages in factories.
B. Booker T. Washington encouraged African Americans to emigrate to the North.
C. African Americans feared falling victim to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
D. African Americans wanted to experience the positive effect of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.

Answer 1

A. World War I created labor shortages in factories.