WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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a way to spread communism
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a place to practice their religion freely
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opportunities in the fur trade of the Ohio River valley
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gold in California and work on the transcontinental railroad
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chinese immigrants first flocked to the United States in the 1850s, eager to escape the economic chaos in China and to try their luck at the California gold rush. When the Gold Rush ended, Chinese Americans were considered cheap labor.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many of them came from countries that had had few people move to the United States in the past. At that time, war, famine, and a poor economy in southeastern China caused many Chinese men to come to America. Most of them hoped to find great wealth and return to China.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the peak of gold rush immigration in 1852, 20, 000 Chinese immigrated to California, out of a total of 67, 000 people, thus, Chinese immigrants accounted for nearly 30% of all immigrants. In response to the influx of Chinese immigrants, the California legislature passed a new foreign miners’ tax of $4 per month.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Chinese immigrants were mainly peasant farmers who left home because of economic and political troubles in China. Most intended to work hard, make a lot of money, and then return to their families and villages as wealthy men.