What were some of the countries they came from?
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What were some of the
countries they came from?
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN EUROPE
ITALY
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
RUSSIA
What reasons did they often
have for coming to the U.S.?
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN EUROPE
RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
OVERPOPULATION
TO FIND GOOD FARMLAND AND JOBS
TO LEAD MORE FREE, MORE INDEPENDENT
LIVES
Where did they often enter
the U.S.?
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN EUROPE
ELLIS ISLAND
WHAT WERE SOME OF THE
COUNTRIES THEY CAME FROM?
ASIA
CHINA
JAPAN
What reasons did they often
have for coming to the U.S.?
ASIA
TO MAKE MONEY
TO SEEK FOURTUNES
TO MINE GOLD
TO OBTAIN BETTER PAYING JOBS
WHERE DID THEY OFTEN ENTER
THE U.S.?
ASIA
ANGEL ISLAND
What were some of the
countries they came from
CARIBBEAN ISLANDS AND CENTRAL
AMERICA
MEXICO
JAMAICA
CUBA
PURTO RICO
OTHER ISLANDS IN THE WEST INDIES
What reasons did they often
have for coming to the U.S.
CARIBBEAN ISLANDS AND CENTRAL
AMERICA
TO FIND WORK
LIVED IN TERRITORIES TAKEN OVER BY THE
U.S.
TO FLEE POLITICAL TURMOIL
Where did they often enter
the U.S.?
CARIBBEAN ISLANDS AND CENTRAL
AMERICA
ELLIS ISLAND
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.
NATIVE-BORN
SPOKE ENGLISH
TENDED TO HAVE ANCESTORS FROM
WESTERN EUROPE
CAUCASIAN
PROTESTANT
NEW IMMIGRANTS
OFTEN DID NOT SPEAK ENGLISH
CAME FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE
WORLD
MANY WERE FROM ASIA
CATHOLIC AND JEWISH