Question

Which statement was not a reason for the huge migration of people from their homelands to the United States in the mid-1800s

Answer 1

Available options are

a. New technologies in German factories put people out of work.

b. Crop failures in Ireland created widespread starvation.

c. Immigrants knew that Americans held no prejudice against foreigners

d. The United States offered political freedom and land to homestead.

Answer:

Immigrants knew that Americans held no prejudice against foreigners

Explanation:

From the available options, the statement which was not a reason for the huge migration of people from their homelands to the United States in the mid-1800s is "Immigrants knew that Americans held no prejudice against foreigners"

This is because during the mid-1800s the anti-immigrant sentiment was rampant in the United States, particularly towards the people of non-European origin.