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Traveling overseas isn't easy. Certainly taking a trip like that has its mental challenges. My family also wasn't the wealthiest. While paying for a trip back then isn't even comparable in price to nowadays, the thought of starting new with a minimal amount of money can be difficult. The cultural difference would've definitely been a factor played into this move as well. Changing the way or live and interact with the people around you (even if beneficial) isn't ideal.

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What was going on Historically in the U.S. during this time and did it affect your family?

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What was going on Historically in the U.S. during this time and did it affect your family?

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In 1906, America had one of the largest earthquakes in San Francisco. This emotionally drained areas of the country. Current president Theodore Roosevelt signed the "Pure Food and Drug Act". This prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce. Later in the year, Roosevelt negotiated the "Treaty of Portsmouth" which was followed by a Nobel Peace Prize.

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How and Why did your family come to the United States?

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How and Why did your family come to the United States?

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The reason my family moved to America is to have a better life. Both sides of my family had it tough in Sweden and Ireland. In Sweden, the production of food was rapidly decreasing. Staying in a hostile situation like that could've resulted in starvation. My mother's side moved from Ireland because of the famine. This famine diminished almost all of the crops resulting in a population that was decreasing as well. America offered so much more. Opportunities that were unheard of.

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Swedish mass immigration to the U.S. to offer economic opportunity and religious freedom (Early 1900s)

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Irish immigration to the U.S. during the 'Great Ireland Famine"(Late 1840's)