The immigrants who came to the United States during the last half of the 1800s were attracted by the American Dream, the idea that a person’s destiny was determined by his or her own choices. If someone chose to work hard, he could make a better life for himself. Many immigrants who settled in big cities met with a hard reality in miserable living conditions and dangerous factory jobs. Yet these people often encouraged friends and relatives to join them in America. Do you think they still believed in the American Dream after experiencing such harsh conditions?

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