Question

Why did Europeans flee to America in nineteenth century? Explain.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Europeans fled to America in 19th century because :

(i) Until the 19th century, power and hunger were common in Europe.

(ii) Cities were crowded and deadly diseases were underspread.

(iii) Religious conflicts were common and religious dissenters were persecuted.

(iv) In America, plantations were growing cotton and sugar for the European market. These plantations were worked on by slaves.

OR

The problems faced by Indian cotton weavers continued. They were as follows :

(i) Their export market collapsed due to increase in import duties on them in England.

(ii) Their local market shrank as they were flooded with cheap Manchester imports.

(iii) They could not get sufficient supply of raw cotton of good quality. When the American civil war broke out and cotton supplies from the U.S. were cut off, Britain turned to India. Indian weavers were forced to buy cotton at a very high price.

OR

(i) Large quantities of refuge and waste products polluted air and water.

(ii) Widespread use of coal in homes and industries in 19th century England raised serious problems.

(iii) In industrial cities such as Leeds, Bradford and Manchester, hundreds of factory chimneys emitted smoke, causing smoke-related illnesses, dirty clothes and bad tempers.

Answer 2

Europeans fled to America in nineteenth century because of the following reasons :

• Until the nineteenth century, power and hunger were the two factors which were very common in European countries .
• Cities were crowded and deadly diseases were under spread among them which served as the most significant reason to fled to America.
• Religious conflicts were common and religious dissenters were persecuted among the people of the country.
• In America, plantations were growing cotton and sugar for the European market. These plantations were worked on by slaves. This led the Europeans to fled to America in nineteenth century.

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