Why European Immigrants Travelled to America Question: "Describe several reasons Europeans immigrated to the U.S. in the late1800’s..... Progressing through the 1800’s to the turn of the nineteenth century‚ there were dramatic social and societal changes marking a new path for the future of America. The population increased by millions as more and more immigrants sought new lifestyles to match the luxurious ones Americans were rumored to have‚ due to their industrial‚ democratic system. Through
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During the Great Migration 6 million people moved from South to the North. In the South‚ African Americans were in the most vulnerable positions. People would always live in the fear of being lynched. Jobs didn’t offer them sufficient amount of money which led to everyone in the household to start working. African American children had to attend separate schools than whites. Some of the main reasons which caused African Americans to leave South which could be noticed as the push factor were wanting
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The European expansion lead to economic growth for those that set out for new lands. However‚ the natives lost a majority of their assets due to European’s take what they find attribute. An exquisite case of this is in that of the Spanish conquistador‚ Francisco Pizarro‚ who overthrew the Incas and achieved great riches from his endeavors. This resulted in the devastation and ruin of native cultures‚ land‚ and economy. Opposing the economic loss and gain‚ both the inhabitants and Europeans suffered
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individuals are able to spread throughout the world depending on the strength‚ helpfulness‚ and most importantly time of application. Three political thinkers who influenced Europe from 1500-1700s are Charles II of England‚ Henry IV of France‚ and Peter the Great of Kievan Russia. Charles II of England was the son of Charles I and Charles I believed in the “Divine Right to Rule” and attempted to enforce it during his reign. In 1642‚ civil war was declared between the Monarch and Parliament. In 1649‚ Charles
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came to economics and politics. The national government as a whole was greatly powerless. Unlike the British army‚ the American army was inadequately trained‚ had little supplies‚ and was not paid very well. Practically the British had all of the advantages‚ but the colonies still won their independence. It all began with what the British had to accomplish militarily in order to win the war. Parliament and King George III bombarded into military confrontation with
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American History When the English colonists arrived in America they were seeking new lives and new opportunities. The ultimate goal was to make money by themselves‚ for themselves. English colonists did not become new men‚ but new breeds of men. The English mentality was still the same in terms of making as much money as possible; therefore they were not new men‚ just in a new place. The Colonists were still the same people inside because their mindset towards many different things had still
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When the Europeans landed in the Americas‚ they were surprised to find that other people had already populated the land. These people came to be known as Indians to the Europeans‚ and Native Americans to us today. They were called Indians due to the fact that the Europeans at first thought that they were in India‚ as they stumbled across the Americas whilst looking for a quicker shipping route to India‚ not knowing the fast land masses that separated Europe and India. Eventually though they discovered
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Over the past 50 years‚ European Colonies have seen a massive growth in their population. With immigrants from Ireland‚ Scotland and Germany coming to America in search of religious freedom‚ a new American culture has seemed to evolve. Data shows that Englishmen have dominated the Colonies with an outstanding 49%. 14% of the population consists of Scottish and Germans‚ and the Scots-Irish make up 5% of our general public. While Blacks make up 20% of the Colonies‚ and are generally located in the
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the 1700s the English came to the New World and settled in The Chesapeake and New England regions. The lives of the people settled in these regions were centered on two dissimilar lifestyles. Distinctive differences between these regions were in expectations‚ beliefs‚ and social cultures. The differences created a clear cut between North and South. The wide gap between the development of The Chesapeake and New England regions was mainly because of the way their lives were centered. The Chesapeakes
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relationship between the Europeans and the indigenous people varied from place to place. In general‚ Europeans never considered the indigenous people as their equal. The Europeans and the Native Americans had such different beliefs on religion‚ farming practices‚ economic practices and political practices that the Europeans always thought as themselves as better than the Native Americans. The relationship between the Europeans and the Africans was unequal. The Europeans thought of the Africans as
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