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| From 1880 to 1924 about _____ million people moved to the US. |
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| The approximate 25 million people who moved to the US between 1880 to 1924 (44 years) came from which countries? |
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| Many came from Ireland, Germany, England, Sweden, Denmark, and other coutries in Europe. Other areas were Russia, Italy, Hungary, Greece, Poland, and even some from Mexico. |
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| What is the name of the famous location where the immagrtants from Europe enter the U.S.? |
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| Where was the location in California where mostly Asian immigrants came to the U.S.? How was the immagration process there different from Ellis Island in New York? |
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| Angel Island in San Francisco, California. It was much harder to get into the US there. It could take up to a year and many were sent away. |
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| Immigrants came to the US by large _________ (think of the Titanic) and settled in _______ and often found work doing __________________ jobs like _______________. |
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| Large boats, settled in cites, terrible jobs like shucking oysters, dangerous factory jobs, mining coal, etc |
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| Immigrants often left their countries to escape _________________ only to come to the U.S. to find _____________ here as well. |
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persecution (the act to drive away or exterminate a group of people because of their religion, race or beliefs)
descrimination |
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| People from other countries saw the U.S. as the ____________________ and they thought the streets were paved with ______________ and everyting was perfect here. |
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"Promised Land"
paved with "gold" |
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| Most families made a life in the U.S. which is why millions can trace their family history back to the immagrants from _________________ and other areas furing this time. |
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| What was the name of the dirty, overcrowded apartment houses in the big cities called where many families lived? |
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| Which group of people were treated more harshly, more so than any other immigrant group, by many Americans? |
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| The Asian people such as the Chinese |
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| There were no laws to protect this group of people and they were often forced to work in very dangerous jobs, for long hours, and with little pay. |
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| It wasn't until well after _______ that the government finally passed Child Labor laws to protect children. |
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