USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -What made immigration different in the time between 1860 and 1920 than in previous years? The immigrants tended to come from eastern and southern Europe. companies from paying to import workers from outside the nation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The United States experienced major waves of immigration during the colonial era, the first part of the 19th century and from the 1880s to 1920. Many immigrants came to America seeking greater economic opportunity, while some, such as the Pilgrims in the early 1600s, arrived in search of religious freedom.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the 1920s, Congress passed a series of immigration quotas. The quotas were applied on a country-by-country basis and therefore restricted immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe more than immigration from Northern and Western Europe.

Detailed explanation-4: -"Old” immigrants came for economic reasons, while “new” immigrants came looking for religious freedom. “Old” immigrants were primarily Catholic, while many “new” immigrants were Jewish or Protestant. “Old” immigrants came from Northern and Western Europe, while “new“ immigrants came from Southern and Eastern Europe.