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Detailed explanation-1: -The New Immigrants Most had come from Northern and Western Europe. Most had some experience with representative democracy. With the exception of the Irish, most were Protestant. Many were literate, and some possessed a fair degree of wealth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Immigrants were generally more willing to accept lower wages and inferior working conditions than native born workers (Zolberg 2006: 69). Great efficiencies in production led to higher profits that could be reinvested in new technology, which led to even more production and eventually higher wages for workers.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the first few decades of the Great Wave, between 1840 and 1860, over 4 million people-a greater number than the entire national population in 1790-immigrated to the United States. The majority of these immigrants were from Ireland and Germany, with a significant number from Scandinavia.