The American Great Plains held many promising opportunities for immigrants. It promised free fertile land that had perfect weather. Laskin points out that the immigrants’ loss of land in their home country made them look to other places for a new start. The immigrants saw America as their best opportunity for creating the new start they desired. Many people sold all their property just to afford the trip to America. Their journey featured many hardships that made travel to their new home difficult. The immigrant's journey to America proved to be difficult. They were packed close together in trains, no better than cattle cars, which took them to the coast. From there they would be packed tightly onto ships, where there would be disease and
