The Gilded Age period in the USA was the peak time of immigration in the history of the USA. In fact, so many millions of immigrants entered our country that strict laws on immigration had to be enforced so not to add to our already overpopulated cities. Many immigrants came to the USA for better jobs & opprotunities. However, they were most of the time surprised to find out that America wasn't all it was cracked upt o be. 11 million out of the 12 million families in America were poor and had to work in factories and live in slums. Little to no money at all was available for food, clothing & shelter, not to mention any extra material items.
The Gilded Age period in the USA was the peak time of immigration in the history of the USA. In fact, so many millions of immigrants entered our country that strict laws on immigration had to be enforced so not to add to our already overpopulated cities.
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United StatesMany immigrants came to the USA for better jobs & opprotunities. However, they were most of the time surprised to find out that America wasn't all it was cracked upt o be. 11 million out of the 12 million families in America were poor and had to work in factories and live in slums. Little to no money at all was available for food, clothing & shelter, not to mention any extra material items.
The Gilded Age period in the USA was the peak time of immigration in the history of the USA. In fact, so many millions of immigrants entered our country that strict laws on immigration had to be enforced so not to add to our already overpopulated cities. Many immigrants came to the USA for better...