Match the major historical reasons for immigrating to the United States with the examples. religious persecution slave trade job opportunities famine Makambo lived a free and happy life in Congo. One day, he was captured by some men. The men put him on a ship along with 100 other Africans like him. They forcibly transported the Africans to the United States. In the United States, Makambo was sold to a rich farmer and forced to work as a farmhand. arrowRight Gregory Smith was a Scottish chemist with a talent for inventions. He believed his talent would get him an interesting job in the US pharmaceutical industry. So, he decided to move to the United States. arrowRight Joshua Rothenberg was afraid that anti-Semitic Nazi forces in Germany would target his family because they were Jews. For the safety of his wife and children, Joshua decided to flee Germany for the United States. arrowRight The Walsh family farmed potatoes in Ireland. A massive crop failure and resulting starvation forced them to move to the United States.