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Section 7-1
-most immigrants entered the US in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-“birds of passage” are immigrants that temporarily immigrate to the US to earn money, and then (when they earned enough money) they would return to their homeland.
EUROPEANS
-between 1870 and 1920, about 20 million Europeans immigrated to the US, most of which came from western and northern Europe.
-In 1907, almost a million people came from Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Russia.
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Ch. 7.1:
-Why did immigrants come to the US?- they were lured by the promise of a better life. some wanted to escape famine, land shortages, or religious/political persecution.
-Where did immigrants come from?-
-What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?-
-Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?-
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