1) New immigrants came to the United States for several different reasons. This includes economic opportunities, the ability to practice their religion without persecution, and to escape problems in Europe (example- Ireland and the potato famine).
2) Individuals known as nativists wanted to stop immigration because they were scared that new immigrants would take jobs from American workers. This was partially true, in the sense that immigrants would often work for less pay due to their need to get a job immediately.
3) Urbanization, the process in which people move to the city, occured during this time due to the increased amount of factory jobs available for citizens. Instead of living out on the countryside and being self sufficient, individuals could now work in factories, make a guaranteed salary, and buy the items they need in order to survive.
4) Jacob Riis including pictures in his famous book <em>How the other half lives</em> in order to show Americans how immigrants and poor individuals in big cities lived. These conditions were often disgusting, with small unsanitary rooms were numerous people lived. The ultimate goal was to cause Americans to demand change of this type of living situation.
