30.Here They Come
30. Here They Come
Contents Analysis of the Text Summary Exercises
Contents Analysis of the Text Summary Exercises
Text Do you know what attracted all kinds of people to America?Did all people come to America of their own free will?Why were African Negroes transported to America?How was this accomplished?To have an answer to each question,you have to read the text carefully
Text Do you know what attracted all kinds of people to America? Did all people come to America of their own free will? Why were African Negroes transported to America? How was this accomplished? To have an answer to each question, you have to read the text carefully
1.Most of the immigrants came because they were hungry---hungry for more bread and for better bread. America offered that.Europe was old;America was young.European soil had been farmed for many years;American soil was practically untouched.In Europe the land was in the hands of a few people,the upper classes;in America the land was available to all. In Europe it was difficult to get work;in America it was easy to get work.In Europe there were too many laborers looking for the few available jobs, so wages were low;in America there weren't enough laborers to fill the available jobs,so wages were high
1. Most of the immigrants came because they were hungry---hungry for more bread and for better bread. America offered that. Europe was old; America was young. European soil had been farmed for many years; American soil was practically untouched. In Europe the land was in the hands of a few people, the upper classes; in America the land was available to all. In Europe it was difficult to get work; in America it was easy to get work. In Europe there were too many laborers looking for the few available jobs, so wages were low; in America there weren’t enough laborers to fill the available jobs, so wages were high
2.A bigger and better loaf of bread,then,attracted most of the inpouring hordes of people to America. But many came for other reasons.One was religious persecution.If you were a Catholic in a Protestant country,or a Protestant in another kind of Protestant country,or a Jew in almost any country,you were oftentimes made very uncomfortable
2. A bigger and better loaf of bread, then, attracted most of the inpouring hordes of people to America. But many came for other reasons. One was religious persecution. If you were a Catholic in a Protestant country, or a Protestant in another kind of Protestant country, or a Jew in almost any country, you were oftentimes made very uncomfortable