Miep Gies, Johannes Kleiman, Victor Kugler and Elisabeth Voskuijl
The Holy Land is important for Christianity, Islam, and Judaism because
each religion has important historical events that took place in this
land. The Holy Land is where the Jews believe the First and Second
Temples were built, for Christianity the Holy Land is where Jesus was
born, lived, and was crucified, and for Islam it is where Muhammad
ascended into heaven and spoke to god. All of these events and many
other make the Holy Land important to all three faiths
Considering that the original 13 colonies were founded in the eastern seaboard of the country and that until the post WWII period the major population centers shifted from the East to the West of the country it is only natural and logical. Indeed, the eastern seaboard was the most industrialized and populated area of the USA for a long time and most immigrants entered the country through New York. Pennsylvania was also heavily industrialized and a major mining area.
With more immigrants pouring in every year, the potential for more criminal acts increased and to keep up, more prisons were necessary. There is also the huge factor of labor rights activism, which was criminalized by employers and judges in order to keep workers docile and submissive. Many strikers and labor unions were incarcerated as well and more prisons were needed for that purpose.
