Question

Why did thousands of people free away from Europe to America in the nineteenth century give there reasons

Answer 1

The Europeans fled to America due to several reasons.

The three main reasons were following-

Hunger and poverty is a common problem in Europe till the 19th century.

The cities were over populated and various deadly diseases were spread throughout the cities of Europe.

Religious conflicts were prevalent in the society.

Answer 2

Answer:

i) Scrapping of Corn Laws, led to inability of British agriculture to compete with imports.

(ii) Thousands of people were left unemployed due to agricultural land lying uncultivated. So people migrated in thousands, crossed oceans to find employment and a better future.

(ii) There was demand for labour in America as labour supply was short. So people migrated to America in the 19 th century.