The largest numbers of Europeans migrated to the United States primarily because of
A) decreased economic opportunities at the same time that European countries experienced rapid population growth.
B) decreased political stability as European countries were wracked by revolutions.
C) religious freedom in the United States, as European countries forbade their citizens to attend most kinds of religious services.
D) the great reputation of schools and hospitals in the United States.
E) discoveries of gold in California and Alaska in the 1800s.

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The other options are not accurate reasons for the largest European migration to the United States. Option B does not account for the vast majority of European immigrants who migrated prior to the revolutions in the late 1800s. Option C is also inaccurate as most European countries did not forbid their citizens to attend religious services. Option D may have been a factor for a small number of wealthy immigrants, but not for the majority. Option E is also inaccurate as the discovery of gold occurred after most European migration had already taken place. The primary reason for European migration was due to decreased economic opportunities in Europe, coupled with rapid population growth.

The Largest Numbers of Europeans Migrated to the United States