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Some Scottish immigrants to America were forced there as convicted prisoners, but most came seeking an opportunity for a better life, as did most other immigrants to America.
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Immigrants, particularly from Ireland, Germany, Russia.. (Europe and Asia basically) came to America to escape their current economic situation back in their home land, wanted religious freedom, or sought greater opportunity in America. For example, the Irish came because of a horrible virus that infected their potato crop and wiped out their staple food. Germans came to escape their crumbling economy.
Some Scottish immigrants to America were forced there as convicted prisoners, but most came seeking an opportunity for a better life, as did most other immigrants to America.
Many Chinese immigrants came for the gold, or were enticed by the "Land of Opportunity". Most were looking for a new, more comfortable life. Very few found it.
Economic opportunity and a measure of political freedom.
Some Scottish immigrants to America were forced there as convicted prisoners, but most came seeking an opportunity for a better life, as did most other immigrants to America.
Opportunity
Immigrants, particularly from Ireland, Germany, Russia.. (Europe and Asia basically) came to America to escape their current economic situation back in their home land, wanted religious freedom, or sought greater opportunity in America. For example, the Irish came because of a horrible virus that infected their potato crop and wiped out their staple food. Germans came to escape their crumbling economy.
Polish immigrants came for economical reasons, political reason's, and for freedom of religeonapex:) Economic opportunity and a measure of political freedom
Some Scottish immigrants to America were forced there as convicted prisoners, but most came seeking an opportunity for a better life, as did most other immigrants to America.
Many Chinese immigrants came for the gold, or were enticed by the "Land of Opportunity". Most were looking for a new, more comfortable life. Very few found it.
There have been many immigrants who came to America from the Caribbean over the years. There have been over 3.5 million immigrants who came from the Caribbean.
Some came to the Americas as explorers. Other groups of colonists came to America searching for the right to practice their religion without persecution. Many of the other immigrants to the American colonies came for reasons that were economic.
Many immigrants came to the United States looking for better economic opportunities and a better way of life. Some immigrants came for personal or religious freedom.
More immigrants came from Latin America. Apex
The post-1880 newcomers who came to America are called the 'New Immigrants'. The immigrants came from the eastern and southern Europe.