WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
RISE OF NATIVISM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It was illegal to live anywhere else
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They didn’t want to be in the US
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It made their adjustment to their new life easier
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No other housing was avaliable
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most often people are pushed by not having enough money or land to feed and clothe their families. Others leave home because they are not free to practice their religion. Some leave because of war. It is not safe to stay in their home country.
Detailed explanation-2: -They had to learn a new language and get used to new customs. This was all part of building a new life. Immigrant Neighborhoods Many immigrants moved into neighborhoods with others from the same country. In these neighborhoods, they could speak their native language and eat foods that reminded them of home.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Many of the nation’s new immigrants settled in the cities in the early 1900s. They came there to find jobs in the cities’ growing factories and businesses. Immigrants settled mainly in cities in the Northeast and Midwest. The result was rapid urbanization, or growth of cities, in those regions.