Causes Of Industrial Period
IMMIGRANTS/ IMMIGRATION
Evidence: In "American Immigration by Decades, 1860s-1900s" The bar graph explains how many immigrants in millions came to the United States. in the 1860s, there was a total of 2.3 million immigrants which increased by .3 million by the 1870s. In the 1880s, there was a jump from 2.8 to 5.2 million immigrants which soon decreased to 3.7 immigrants in the 1890s. By the 1900s there was a total of 8.8 million immigrants to come to the United States.
RAILROADS/ MACHINERY
Evidence: In " Miles of Railroad Track in the U.S., 1860-1900" The bar graph shows the miles of railroad from 1860-1900. In 1860, there was about 35,000 miles of railroad which increased to 95,000 miles in 1880. There was a large increase from 1880-1890 where the miles of railroad increased from 95,000 to about 170,000 miles of tracks. By 1900 there was a total of about 190,000 miles or railroad track.
Evidence: In "American Immigration by Decades, 1860s-1900s" The bar graph explains how many immigrants in millions came to the United States. in the 1860s, there was a total of 2.3 million immigrants which increased by .3 million by the 1870s. In the 1880s, there was a jump from 2.8 to 5.2 million immigrants which soon decreased to 3.7 immigrants in the 1890s. By the 1900s there was a total of 8.8 million immigrants to come to the United States.
RAILROADS/ MACHINERY
Evidence: In " Miles of Railroad Track in the U.S., 1860-1900" The bar graph shows the miles of railroad from 1860-1900. In 1860, there was about 35,000 miles of railroad which increased to 95,000 miles in 1880. There was a large increase from 1880-1890 where the miles of railroad increased from 95,000 to about 170,000 miles of tracks. By 1900 there was a total of about 190,000 miles or railroad track.