2. Immigrants & Cities
Patterns of Transatlantic Migrations
1846 – 1924: 55 millions European migrants, 60% of which
settled in the United States
The shift from sail to steam boats helped increase the influx of
migrants across the Atlantic
Migrants sought better opportunities, of which the United
States was rich, i.e. farmland, factory, or construction jobs, to
name a few
Repatriation: an average of 40% - 50% of immigrants
eventually returned to their homeland
3. Immigrants & Cities
Immigration to the U.S. in Comparative Perspective
6x the number of migrants came to the United States as
opposed to Argentina
Migration to the United States came from more places than did
migration to Argentina, Brazil, or Canada
By 1914, the United States had become the principal New
World receiver of urban-industrial, labor-seeking migrants
Migration was substantially different among groups, i.e.
blacks, Irish, men & women
