The options of the question are, A) They welcomed African Americans leaving the South. B) They became home for Seminoles leaving Florida. C) They resisted the influx of African Americans leaving the South. D) they fought against ratification of the 19th Amendment.
The correct answer is C) They resisted the influx of African Americans leaving the South.
The sentence that was true of cities in the North during the 1920s is “They resisted the influx of African Americans leaving the South.”
With the increase of factories due to the Industrial Revolution, the cities in the North of the United States received a big number of African Americans and also Immigrants mostly from Europe. The reason was both people were looking for better opportunities to make a living. The factories needed hands, and Immigrants and African Americans offered cheap labor. These created some problems of housing and health for the cities of the North.
