Question

Between 1820 and 1850, many immigrants came to the United States from Germany. What prompted them to leave their home country?

Germany was in the midst of a fierce war with France.
German immigrants were seeking work and political freedom.
Most of the important food crops in Germany had died.
Over a million Germans had died from starvation and disease.

Answer 1

Most Of The German Crops Had Died

Answer 2

The correct answer is - Most of the imported crops in Germany had died.

In this period, Germany was in a bed economic position, and one of the factors that contributed to it was that big portion of the imported crops had died and that was also causing big problems in the food supply for the population. This triggered lots of Germans to migrate to the United States in search for better life, mainly to find work in the industrial facilities and also to have a more stable food supply. Most of the German immigrants settled in the Midwest region.