Which statement explains the trend shown in this table?
a. During the late 1800s, there was a decrease in industrial growth and fewer job opportunities in the United States.
b. In the late 1800s, immigration laws were more lenient than immigration laws passed during the early 1900s.
c. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the U.S. government passed restrictions on immigration from Northern and Western Europe.
d. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, there was extreme poverty or religious and political persecution in Southern and Eastern Europe.

Question

Which statement explains the trend shown in this table? 
	a. During the late 1800s, there was a decrease in industrial growth and fewer job opportunities in the United States.	
	b. In the late 1800s, immigration laws were more lenient than immigration laws passed during the early 1900s.	
	c. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the U.S. government passed restrictions on immigration from Northern and Western Europe.	
	d. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, there was extreme poverty or religious and political persecution in Southern and Eastern Europe.

anonymous · Answer

European Immigration
 	Northern/Western Europe	 Southern/Eastern Europe
1871 - 1890	5,850,689 	       1,160,906
1891 - 1910	3,554,313  	        8,244,864