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Why did more and more immigrants come to the us in the late 1880s?
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Until the 1880s most immigrants to the US came from the countries of Northern and Western Europe true or false?
Yes, that is accurate. According to the Library of Congress, nearly 12 million immigrants arrived in the United States between 1870 and 1900. During the 1870s and 1880s, most came from Germany, Ireland, and England. But by the 1890s, that changed dramatically: by the turn of the century, there was a new wave of European immigrants, and they came mainly from Italy, Poland, and Russia. From 1870 to 1919, more than 23 million European immigrants came to the US, far exceeding any other immigrant groups.
What continent did most immigrants come from in 1890?
Between 1830 and 1860 the main groups of immigrants came from Europe. More specifically, the largest groups immigrating were people from Ireland and Germany.
Why did many Americans support more restrictive immigration laws in the late 1920's?
Many Americans feared that the country was being overrun by immigrants.<333
When did the Scottish immigrants come to America?
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.
Why did European immigrants leave their homelands in the late 1800s and 1900s?
To start over, begin a new chapter in life. To get more money than they already have. To get a bigger perimeter to farm. Many immigrants needed jobs to get money to buy things they need like food and cloths.
How did Russian immigrants get to America?
Those who came to the United States as immigrants between 1492 and and late 1940s all came by boat. After the late 1940s more and more could come by airplane. since the 1960s, virtually every immigrant has come by airplane, except for those who walked or drove across a border between two countries in America.
How was immigration in the 1880s different from immigration in the 1980s?
APEX- there were more immigrants from eastern Europe
Do immigrants commit crimes?
Yes, they do! Where they come from, their lifestyles are more, well, dirty! So when they come to our country they think they can preserve their dirty ways.
How did prejudice create problems for some immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
More than half of the people in most big Americans cities were immigrants or children of immigrants.
When did most people travel to the united status from Italy?
Most Italian immigrants arrived in the United States between 1880 and 1914: about 300,000 in the 1880s, 600,000 in the 1890s, and more than 2,000,000 in th decade after that.
Why did Asian immigrants come to the Us?
For the same thing as most immigrants. To have a better life than they could ever have in their native countries. Here we have more freedoms and many more opportunities.
Until the 1880s most immigrants to the US came from the countries of Northern and Western Europe true or false?
Yes, that is accurate. According to the Library of Congress, nearly 12 million immigrants arrived in the United States between 1870 and 1900. During the 1870s and 1880s, most came from Germany, Ireland, and England. But by the 1890s, that changed dramatically: by the turn of the century, there was a new wave of European immigrants, and they came mainly from Italy, Poland, and Russia. From 1870 to 1919, more than 23 million European immigrants came to the US, far exceeding any other immigrant groups.
Is there more adult or children immigrants?
there is more adult immigrants
How was immigration in the 1990s similar to immigrants in the 1890s?
Immigration in the 1990s was similar to that in the 1890s in that there was a large wave of immigrants that came into the country in both periods.
What continent did most immigrants come from in 1890?
Between 1830 and 1860 the main groups of immigrants came from Europe. More specifically, the largest groups immigrating were people from Ireland and Germany.
Why did many Americans support more restrictive immigration laws in the late 1920's?
Many Americans feared that the country was being overrun by immigrants.<333
How did immigrants change America in late 1800?
the immigrants wanted better ppertunities. they mainly became miners or railroad workers. most immigrants were people who took more dangerous jobs than ordinary Americans. soon immigrants would start making what we know as the industrialization.
