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During World war 1, people from Poland, Ukraine, Greece, Germany, Hungary and Czechoslovakia left to go to the U.S. (5)

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() Klondike Gold Rush. (2012). In ELibrary : ProQuest Research Topics. Retrieved from http://elibrary.bigchalk.com

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Gold rush made many people come to California from China. Later, America prohibited the Chinese from immigrating to America. (4)

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Oppurtunity to buy farms for Germany

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Europe didn't allow religions that weren't Catholic or Protestant, and those who practiced other religions would come to America.

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(3) Roney, J. B. (2008, April 01). Religion and Culture in Early Modern Europe: 1500-1800. Journal of Church and State, (2), 376, Retrieved from http://elibrary.bigchalk.com

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Nowadays, we are worried about Mexican immigration to America (1)

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the top ten ethnicities who went through ellis island were

1. Italian 2. Jewish 3. German 4. Polish 5. Scandanavian 6. English 7. Irish 8. Scottish 9. Slovak 10. French (1)

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The process would be entering the building, dropping your bags off, and having a quick medical exam. Afterwards, they were asked up to 29 questions about themselves. anybody who would not be able to support themselves were rejected. After that, they were free to go. (2)

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Benjamin Franklin was afraid that too many immigrants would come, but he did nothing about it.

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Indians were the most educated. 74% had bachelor's degrees. They also had the largest income, with an average household of 91,000

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(2) Ellis Island. (2013). In ELibrary : ProQuest Research Topics. Retrieved from http://elibrary.bigchalk.com http://bit.ly/1Nr8tCl

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Half the population of the U.S's ancestors came through Ellis Island (2)

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12 million immigrants came through ellis island (2)

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The largest ethnicity that passed through Ellis island was Italian. (1)

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In Ireland, 2 million emigrated to the U.S. after a potato famine caused by a fungus that infected their food source. By 1840, half the population needed potatoes. By 1921, they lost half the population to the famine. (1)

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In 1882 America made a law that prohibited the immigration of the Chinese into America. (1)

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80 percent of immigrants arriving into the US were from Europe. Only 1 percent were from South America, and the least came from Asia and Africa. (1)

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(1) Sam, R. (2009, April 06). WHO'S COMING TO AMERICA. New York Times Upfront, (12), 6, Retrieved from http://elibrary.bigchalk.com http://bit.ly/1F3Kc38