WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA
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West African immigrants
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South American immigrants
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Southeast Asian immigrants
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Eastern European immigrants
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Immigration in the Mid-19th Century In the 1840s, almost half of America’s immigrants were from Ireland alone. Typically impoverished, these Irish immigrants settled near their point of arrival in cities along the East Coast. Between 1820 and 1930, some 4.5 million Irish migrated to the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -From the 1820s to the 1840s, Germans and Irish were the two largest groups of immigrants to the United States. The Germans and Irish were frequently subjected to anti-foreign prejudice and discrimination.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The ethnic group that mostly immigrated to New York City were Italians during the mid-and late-1800s.