Question

Which of the following statements accurately identifies a push factor for migration to Texas that was connected to the U.S. Civil War? (1 point)

1) Many German immigrants had served as soldiers and been injured during the war.

2) Many Irish immigrants living in the North during the war experienced a potato famine.

3) Many Polish immigrants were encouraged to leave homes in the South during the war.

4) Many Southern plantations had been destroyed during Civil War battles.

Answer 1

4) Many Southern plantations had been destroyed during Civil War battles.

Explanation: Destruction of plantations and the wartime devastation in the South was a push factor that drove people to move west to Texas after the Civil War.