GREAT MIGRATION

WHAT CAUSED SOME OF THE CROPS TO DIE

• The Boll Weevil was a beetle
• Mid-1910's the Boll Weevil was destroying cotton fields
• The beetle was from mexico
• The Boll Weevil feeds off of bolls of cotton

What are some facts about I'm immigrants?
-Most immigrants came from rural communities.
-The African American Migration (The Great Mirgartion) happened during the 20th century.
-Southern blacks became sharecroppers
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What were some of the push and pull factors of The Great Migration?
Push:
-Poor economy in the south.
-Inequality.
-Very low incomes.
Pull Factors:
-Higher wages.
-Better working conditions.
-More opportunities.

WHAT WERE SOME OF THE CITIES THEY MOVED TO?

• Chicago, Illinois.
• Detroit, Michigan.
• New York, New York.

CITATIONS

• "GreatMigration."Britannicaschool.encylopideiabritanna.inc.,2016.web.30.2016.
• "Southcarolinabollweevilcommision.Bollweevil/:reportsofthesouthcarolinaBollweevil.2016.web.31.
• Only two cites were available ^