How did immigrants impact the industrialization of the united states in the early 1800's

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How did the Industrial Revolution impact immigration to the US?
Asked on November 6, 2011 at 6:37 AM by mzcutie
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pohnpei397 | College Teacher | (Level 3) Distinguished Educator
Posted on November 6, 2011 at 6:48 AM
The Industrial Revolution in the US helped to attract many more immigrants to the country. Immigrants tended to leave their home countries because they hoped that there would be more economic opportunity in the US. The fact that there was more opportunity in the US was due largely to industrialization.

Most of the immigrants who came to the United States ended up staying in big cities. Most of those who did so worked in industry. Because the US was industrializing rapidly, there were lots of factory jobs for these immigrants. Their relative success, economically speaking, inspired still more immigrants to come.

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mkoren | Middle School Teacher | (Level 3) Senior Educator
Posted on January 3, 2016 at 6:50 PM
The Industrial Revolution had a tremendous impact on immigration to the United States. Many Europeans were suffering from poverty. Others were trying to escape religious and/or political persecution. When the Industrial Revolution began in the United States, this provided an opportunity for these people to come to our country.

The Industrial Revolution led to the need for many workers. Since factories could produce many more products than an individual could produce by hand, we needed people to work in the factories. Some of these workers came from the rural areas of the United States. Others came from other countries, especially European countries. These people who came to the United States heard there was tremendous economic opportunity in our country. They heard the streets were paved with gold, and there was a lot of opportunity in the United States. Thus, they left the poverty and persecution of Europe to come to the land of opportunity in the United States.

There were two major waves of European immigration. This first wave came from 1820-1860 from North and West Europe. People came from Germany, France, Ireland, and Great Britain to name a few countries. Between 1880-1920, another wave of immigrants came from South and East Europe. They came from Italy, Greece, and other Eastern European countries.

The Industrial Revolution had a huge impact on immigration to the United States.

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