True or false: many immigrants lived in poverty once they arrived in america.

a. true
b. false

explanation: j

in the 1800s, chinese workers migrated to the united states, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the american west, and as chinese laborers grew successful in the united states, a number of them became entrepreneurs in their own right. as the numbers of chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-chinese sentiment among other workers in the american economy. this finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit future immigration of chinese workers to the united states, and threatened to sour diplomatic relations between the united states and china.

the punic wars had a number of important impacts to the roman society and politics. by 164 bc, rome was a very different country then before the punic wars that saw immediate and long term effects. some changes that occurred included a shift in political influence and wealth to the senatorial class, peasant community dynamics were changing with many moving to the cities, while work and food became scarcer. the wealthy benefited, with their lifestyles becoming more luxurious through the roman cultural exposure to greek influence. from this stemmed a new social climate that emerged after the many years of warfare.