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Between 1820 and 1850, which factors affected European immigration to America?
New laws restricted the arrival of immigrants from Russia.
New laws restricted the arrival of immigrants from Italy.
It became easier and cheaper to immigrate to the United States.
It became less expensive for all immigrants to buy property in the US.
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Only the third statement is correct: "It became easier and cheaper to immigrate to the United States."
Why: Between 1820 and 1850 advances in shipping (steam and faster sailing ships), expanding transport networks, and falling passage costs made transatlantic migration cheaper and more accessible. Push factors in Europe (economic hardship, political unrest, the Irish Potato Famine) also increased flows. There were no U.S. laws in that period specifically restricting immigrants from Russia or Italy, and while some public‑land laws (e.g., Preemption Act of 1841) made land purchase easier for some settlers, it wasn’t true that property became uniformly less expensive for all immigrants.
Why: Between 1820 and 1850 advances in shipping (steam and faster sailing ships), expanding transport networks, and falling passage costs made transatlantic migration cheaper and more accessible. Push factors in Europe (economic hardship, political unrest, the Irish Potato Famine) also increased flows. There were no U.S. laws in that period specifically restricting immigrants from Russia or Italy, and while some public‑land laws (e.g., Preemption Act of 1841) made land purchase easier for some settlers, it wasn’t true that property became uniformly less expensive for all immigrants.
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