Why would Australia have presented itself as a superior alternative to living in industrialized England, Scotland, and Ireland?

(industrial revolution)

Australia was less densely populated (it still is) which meant that a poor person was likelier to purchase or obtain, and own a plot of land.

England on the other hand, was industrializing, densely populated, and owning land was difficult. Besides, working conditions at factories were often harsh, and living in cities was unsanitary.

Ireland and Scotland were not as industrial as England, but they were mostly poor, and in the case of Scotland, there was not a lot of land appropriate for agriculture.

monopolies  came to the united states with the colonial administration. the large-scale public works needed to make the new world hospitable to old world immigrants required large companies to carry them out. these companies were granted exclusive contracts for these works by the colonial administrators. even after the american revolution, many of these colonial holdovers still functioned due to the contracts and land

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