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What were some of the reasons that influenced so many immigrants to come to America in the 1800s?

hunger

poverty

religious reasons

better opportunities in America

all of the above

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The answer is all of the above. The pilgrims came here for religious reasons; the Irish came here because of hunger (after potato famine); and others came here seeing better opportunities in America.

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