Colonial America - Making a New Nation Author:Michael Burgan People all over the world saw the United States as a land of opportunity. In the late 1800s, immigrants began pouring in. They were looking for land, jobs, and a chance to make a better life. New technology also helped to change the way Americans lived and worked. How did railroads change life in the United States? Why did so many immigrant... more »s come to the United States? What did these changes mean for Native Americans?« less