THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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They refused to become strikebreakers during labor unrests.
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They usually moved inland once they arrived in the U.S.
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They tended to be wealthy and came to the US to build on that wealth.
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They settled in the cities and into ethnic neighborhoods.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement about immigration to the United States during the 19th century is most valid? Organized labor supported unlimited immigration.
Detailed explanation-2: -European Immigration: 1880-1920 Beginning in the 1890s, the majority of arrivals were from Central, Eastern and Southern Europe. In that decade alone, some 600, 000 Italians migrated to America, and by 1920 more than 4 million had entered the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -Immigrants entered the United States through several ports. Those from Europe generally came through East Coast facilities, while those from Asia generally entered through West Coast centers. More than 70 percent of all immigrants, however, entered through New York City, which came to be known as the “Golden Door."
Detailed explanation-4: -What was the experience of most of the “new immigrants” who arrived in the United States from southern and eastern Europe in the late 1800s and early 1900s? 1. They lived in urban areas and most held lowpaying jobs.