WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA
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Asian
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African
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European
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South American
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most people who came to Ellis Island were from eastern and southern Europe. Many came because they were desperate to escape the poverty of their homelands. In the past, most immigrants (people from other countries) had come to America from western Europe, including Britain and Germany.
Detailed explanation-2: -About 12 million immigrants would pass through Ellis Island during the time of its operation, from 1892 to 1954. Many of them were from Southern and Eastern Europe. They included Russians, Italians, Slavs, Jews, Greeks, Poles, Serbs, and Turks. New immigrants flooded into cities.
Detailed explanation-3: -Though most immigrants processed through the Immigration Station on Angel Island were Chinese, over 80 countries were represented by the influx of immigrants. The influx of Asians into the United States, dating from the California Gold Rush, created tension between many immigrant groups.