WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA
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wars abroad that forced people to flee their homes
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land reform abroad that displaced farmers
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anti-Catholic sentiment in the United States
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economic opportunity in the United States
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Detailed explanation-1: -They came to America to find religious freedom. Economic opportunities also drew people to America. As the country grew and developed, immigrants could find jobs and the opportunity to own their own land.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pull factors, which encouraged people to come to the United States, were mainly economic, technological, and social, and can be summed up by the idea of the “American Dream”-the ideal of the United States as a place of political and religious freedom, economic opportunity, and social mobility.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pull factors “pull” people to a new home and include things like better opportunities. The reasons people migrate are usually economic, political, cultural, or environmental.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pull factors are positive conditions that include employment and career opportunities, high pay and higher standard of living, low taxation, and abundant resources and services.