They helped by building railroads.
Chinese, Irish, Germans and Scandinavians all immigrated to the U.S. throughout the 1800's. With all the immigrants coming to the United States, the Native Americans that were originally there were forced to move west or were following animals, but the immigrants that were coming in, also went on a journey called the "Oregon Trail", that they took to look for gold. During this process, African-Americans were also brought over as slaves, and fought with Mexicans that had joined the U.S.
free land
You have to be more specific as to when, because various groups have been discriminated against at different times. Chinese immigrants were discriminated against on the west coast at one time, as were Catholic immigrants.
At first people started to move to the west is because they wanted free land, to find gold, elbow room, cotton from Texas, starting a new life, having an adventure, farming and agricultural lands, privacy, animals, Manifest Destiny, & jobs.
To take part in the California Gold Rush
Immigrants chose to move to colonial America for better opportunities. Many other immigrants chose to move to America for religious freedom.
Other pioneers, civil war veterans, immigrants, miners, ranchers, explorers, missionaries, outlaws, lawmen, etc.
The term for people who move permanently to another country is "immigrants."
to the mid west and the north west
The gold rush was developed as a result of immigrants flooding America looking for work. Once gold was struck, they all moved to the west hoping to struck gold and make a fortune. Not only were immigrants involved in this, but citizens in the North and the South East began to move to the west in hopes of a better life.
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Most Chinese immigrants settled in the western cities. Most of them were in California.
They will move to a safe place far away from their homeland.
Immigrants. If you move to another country, you emigrate.