USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It wasn’t until the Gold Rush in California in 1849 that a larger migration occurred. In the thirty years following the beginning of the Gold Rush, more than three hundred thousand Chinese came to the United States. They worked mostly in the gold mines and the communities supporting the mining industry.

Detailed explanation-2: -Beginning in 1849, Chinese immigrants came to California for the same reason everyone else did: to get rich mining gold. But when the federal government began a spirited race to build the western leg of the transcontinental railroad, American companies hired Chinese laborers by the thousands.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chinese immigrants first flocked to the United States in the 1850s, eager to escape the economic chaos in China and to try their luck at the California gold rush. When the Gold Rush ended, Chinese Americans were considered cheap labor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Economic push factors of immigration include poverty, overpopulation, and lack of jobs. These conditions were widespread in Europe during the 1800’s. As a result, many Irish, Italians, and Germans decided to go live in the U.S.

Detailed explanation-5: -The completion of the Erie Canal spurred the first great westward movement of American settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the Appalachians and made New York the preeminent commercial city in the United States.