WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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high income tax
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slum living conditions
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denied suffrage
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limited job availability
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Detailed explanation-1: -The German, Irish and Italian immigrants who arrived in America during the 1800s often faced prejudice and mistrust. Many had to overcome language barriers. Others discovered that the challenges they had fled from, such as poverty or religious persecution, were to be encountered in America as well.
Detailed explanation-2: -The three challenges faced by immigrants who came to the United States in the late 1800s were crop failure, job shortages, and raising taxes. Crop Failure: The regular crop failures ultimately led to famine. Many people starved to death. the immigrants believed the United States to be a prosperous and rich country.
Detailed explanation-3: -Between 1870 and 1900, the largest number of immigrants continued to come from northern and western Europe including Great Britain, Ireland, and Scandinavia. But “new” immigrants from southern and eastern Europe were becoming one of the most important forces in American life.