Jacob Riis What Is America The Land Of?

As the country became established, immigration was encouraged and even advertised. There were few restrictions on who can enter and where they could live. Some states were in charge of their own borders and had some policies in place. It wasn’t until the late 1700s that some began to look at what the image of America should be. This was the basis of many early

The most common phrase in America today is “Home of the Free”. When America first started out in the Colonies the above quote was probably very true. As time has passed through the centuries, America has felt the need to regulate and reduce the freedom that our founding fathers had intentionally planned for us. Such things as religion, reproductive rights, Native Americans and their rights, and marriage rights are being marginalized. These rights could be considered private matters that the government shouldn’t get involved with and probably rightly so.

There were many reasons motivating the immigrants to come to America. A few of them were mainly being free, and having better jobs. So economic opportunity, and religious or political freedom. They wanted to be around a free atmosphere, where they didn't have to be controlled and follow rules. Another reason was because they wanted to be reunified with their family. Some of their family had already ventured out to America before them, and told them about America's benefits and they decided to follow along. America's land was cheap, and had an abundance of hiring jobs. Once immigrants heard about this they were ecstatic and immediately planned on coming to America. For the abundance of jobs America was hyped up in many countries as the 'land of opportunity'. Really the motivation for

The United States is known as the land of the free,but has it always been like this?Was slavery erased from history? All The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4th 1776 and the colonies gained independence, many people settled in the 13 colonies to start a new life and own land, yet others were forced to settle in the America’s,not everyone has always been treated equally in the the land of the “free”. America has had pros and cons throughout its history and has risen o become one of the most successful nations in the world with its form of government,but Americans haven't always lived up to the Declaration of Independence, the United States gives opportunities to students who can't afford an education and anyone above the age 18 is allowed to vote, yet it hasn't always been like this,Americans haven't always live up to Declaration of Independence and even now this is put in doubt with the current events.

There was a variety of reasons that immigrants were choosing to leave their European homes. Common reasons like overcrowding, wars, and politics still influenced people. Yet family and friends that had already gone to America were advertisements for the increase of money and work one could find. In addition to word of mouth, the ticket agents for the steamships provided potential immigrants with pamphlets for railroad companies and state immigration bureaus that showed higher wages and job opportunities. (Wyman, 32)

9. Immigrants choose to migrate to the United States for many reasons such as poverty or blight. Some of these immigrants were forced out of their homes while others simply felt attracted to America for its ideas and freedoms. However, not all immigrants were welcomed like the Irish who held no crafting skills or any skill at all.

In 1775, our Founding Fathers had an idea, an idea of a new country a country called America. America was founded off of just a few key principles: freedom, democracy, and liberty for all, and now, more than 200 hundred years later, those key principles are still active today. Each one of those principals have been tested and people have tried to topple our great empire of justice and liberty.

America was made for freedom. In December of 1791 the Bill of Rights was written. The Bill of Rights said we would have freedom of religion, press, assembly, and petition. Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy. America was founded on the rights. America was legitimately made for freedom.

In the late 18th century, European migrants such as Germans, Polish, and Italians came to America to start a better life, little did they know that coming to a new country such as America wouldn't be the easiest. Many Germans, Polish, and Italian immigrants began searching for a new life in America in the late 1800’s. As easy as they thought is was going to be, many immigrants had a tenacious time being part of America. They needed to leave the country that they knew and their loved ones, hoping their lives would improve after arriving in the United States. German immigrants moved to America because of poverty, conversely being so indigent that they couldn't provide for themselves. They also came to America to provide for their families whom they brought along. Polish immigrants came to earn more money then the earned in Poland. Italian immigrants came to America to escape the wars that were happening as well as pursuing a better economic opportunity. Immigration to America was a time where European immigrants wanted to start a new life with their families.

Immigration became so popular because people wanted to start a new life and find a new land for their family. Through the 1880 and 1930 more than 27 million people came to America and almost 12 million people came to Ellis Island. Later on in World War 1 in 1914 people's beliefs for immigration started to change. “Nationalism and suspicion of foreigners were on the rise,” Another reason Immigrants came to America was because they

America has been comprised of many diverse backgrounds since the founding of this country. Immigration to America has occurred for many different reasons, one of them being the Gold Rush equally inspiring many people from different backgrounds in search of the same hope that drove our setters, to become free and successful. As this is the same driver in today’s society, the American spirit was re-charged during the Gold Rush. The Gold Rush implemented hope in people around the world like never before, which brought an insurgence to diverse people to America for a common aspiration.

America is the land of the free and the home of the brave. Well, at least half of that sentence is true. America, a nation-state founded by freedom, equality, and protection of individual liberties, was soon becoming a nation-state where everyone was not protected. Many groups of people were not getting the representation they were guaranteed. Many citizens rallied behind one another, calling for the government to intervene. They believed it was up to a strong unified nation-state to protect everyone’s individual liberties. We can see in excerpts from the North, the South, and also from Russia, that people believed a strong unified nation-state is the best way to protect their individual liberties.

In the National Anthem, the United states is described as “the land of the free.” Unfortunately, our world in the 1600-1865 did not portray the saying that America was the land of the free. African Americans, slaves, and women were treated as if they didn’t have the ability to live out their freedom like land-owning white males. Throughout the time period of the 1600s-1885, “the land of the free” would not be a suitable title for America.

Many immigrants came to america for many different reasons.Many came to seek new lives in a different place, hoping for a better life. Some came to escape corrupt government rulers in their home country. So many of them chose to come to America. In the late 1800s the homestead act was passed, which allowed any people to claim any amount of land they wanted out West. This was the perfect opportunity for many immigrants. This was what enticed the immigrants to take the journey to America. When they went west Most of them became farmers or miners.

Immigrants migrate to America because they too have dreams. They take life chances by leaving their country to America for the opportunity to achieve an enriched life for their families (Schaefer, 2015). In the video, “Immigrants Success Creates Abundant Opportunities for Many Others”, entrepreneur Sally Safe an immigrant, came to the United States to open a restaurant. He succeeded by opening 400 Subway franchises and employs 4000 people, which Safe was able to economically help his employees to be stable with a job with benefits and paid vacation. Safe states, “United States allows you to do what you want to do”, so he stayed “willing to take a chance”. Coming to America supported Safe to go after his dream. Also, he was able to contribute back to society by supporting a non-profit organizations for those to find jobs in the food service and he also supported the shelter for battered women.