WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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The immigrants found it difficult to learn English and assimilate
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The immigrants voted for candidates from the local political machine
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The immigrants lived in ghettos with other people from the same background.
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The immigrants were willing to work for lower wages than most other workers.
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Detailed explanation-1: -With the growth of factories and the demand for unskilled labor, immigrants, primarily young men in the working years, continued to be the ideal source of labor. Immigrants were generally more willing to accept lower wages and inferior working conditions than native born workers (Zolberg 2006: 69).
Detailed explanation-2: -In the late 1800s, people in many parts of the world decided to leave their homes and immigrate to the United States. Fleeing crop failure, land and job shortages, rising taxes, and famine, many came to the U. S. because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Immigrants would generally arrive in the cities and take up factory work there to make a living. Working-class and immigrant families often needed to have many family members, including women and children, work in factories to survive. The working conditions in factories were often harsh.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why were immigrants from southern and Eastern Europe in the late 19th century welcomed by industrialists? The immigrants were willing to work for lower wages than most workers.