Immigrants worked long hours for low pay and still do.
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Between 1600 and 1890 about 20 million immigrants arrived from Western Europe. Because the United States was young and growing these immigrants were welcomed to help develop cities, build roads, construct canals, and farm fields. By 1890 the United States was overflowing with immigrants as about 10 million immigrants arrived every five years from Southern and Eastern Europe including Greeks, Czechs, Hungarians, Italians, Poles, Jews, and Russians. After 1890 there was no more free land in the West. Illiterate immigrants were willing to work cheap, accused of stealing jobs, and easy prey for corrupt politicians.
How many immigrants came to ameracia between 1840 and 1860
They arrived in between 1845 to 1860 the immigrants where from Ireland and Germany
Chicago was an important destination for immigrants because it contained a major port and acted as a conduit for rail-travel between the East andWest. It was also a booming industrial center with a high demand for labor.
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