THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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The Populists were successful in preventing immigrants from buying farmland.
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Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.
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Labor unions gave financial help to immigrants willing to work in the factories.
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Most immigrants had lived in cities in their native countries.
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the period from 1880 to 1910, why did the majority of immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas in the North? Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States experienced major waves of immigration during the colonial era, the first part of the 19th century and from the 1880s to 1920. Many immigrants came to America seeking greater economic opportunity, while some, such as the Pilgrims in the early 1600s, arrived in search of religious freedom.
Detailed explanation-3: -Commonly, factories were located near urban areas. These businesses attracted immigrants and people moving from rural areas who were looking for employment. Cities grew at a rapid rate as a result.
Detailed explanation-4: -At the turn of the century, why did most immigrants to the United States settle in cities? Jobs were readily available. Government relief programs required immigrants to settle in cities. Labor union leaders encouraged unrestricted immigration.
Detailed explanation-5: -Many of the nation’s new immigrants settled in the cities in the early 1900s. They came there to find jobs in the cities’ growing factories and businesses. Immigrants settled mainly in cities in the Northeast and Midwest. The result was rapid urbanization, or growth of cities, in those regions.