Use the information in the table to answer the question that follows. 19th-Century Business Leaders
Business Leader

Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794–1877)
railroads
Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919)
steel
Jay Gould (1836-1892)
railroads
John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937)
oil
What policy did business leaders like those listed support?

By the end of the 1800s, there was a change in the nature of the immigrants coming to the united states. immigration from northern europe—england, ireland, germany, and scandinavia—declined, while immigration from italy, russia, and austria-hungary grew. in fact, between 1900 and 1910, more than three-fourths of all immigrants came from these three countries. unfortunately, these countries were far removed england, the home of our founders, and the immigrants who came from them had a hard time adjusting to life in their new country.