Answer to Question #170123 in History for montana

Question

What drew Americans and immigrants to move to the nation’s cities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?     

 

Answer 1

Causes of Americas and immigrants movements

           During the 19^th and 20^th centuries, Americans and other immigrants moved to towns due to industrialization. It gave them a chance to acquire job opportunities which led to overpopulation. The majority of them moved from rural to urban areas. The situation led them to adhere to the working terms, which led them to work for lesser payments. However, the Americans did not fancy the working system (Young, 2017). Besides, the immigrants enjoyed the cultural diversity within cities and little biasness. These factors attracted more people from the rural areas to move and settle in the nation’s cities. Since then, most of the towns have been overpopulated

References

Young, J. G. (2017). Making America 1920 again? Nativism and US immigration, past and present. Journal on Migration and Human Security, 5(1), 217-235.