USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was one major effect of the influx of European immigrants on the United States in the 1800s?
A
It caused an economic depression among American citizens.
B
It provided sufficient labor for the Industrial Revolution.
C
It created an influenza epidemic within cities.
D
It created an increase in the crime rate within cities.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What were the effects of the massive influx of Immigrants in the late 1800s? When all of the immigrants suddenly rushed into the US during the 1800s many people either lost their job or lost pay. When all of the immigrants got over here they needed jobs.

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: -The researchers believe the late 19th and early 20th century immigrants stimulated growth because they were complementary to the needs of local economies at that time. Low-skilled newcomers were supplied labor for industrialization, and higher-skilled arrivals helped spur innovations in agriculture and manufacturing.

Detailed explanation-4: -In many central cities, immigration helped deteriorating neighborhoods make a comeback by lifting population and spurring economic growth; and immigration was a factor behind the decline in violent crime in urban America from the late 1990s and into the early 2000s.

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