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Immigration To America In The Late 1800s

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Chaya,
The number of immigrants spiked during this time. Some immigrants came to have a better life and some immigrants came to America seeking refuge. In the course book on page 612, it mentions how in 1888, more than half a million Europeans landed in America. New York City accounted for 75 percent of them. Also, in the course book on pages 611, it mentions how even though the conditions were bad in America, the Jews that came from Russia appreciated that America was a safe haven. I did some research and found a map titled, “Immigration to the U.S. in the Late 1800s”, by National Geographic Society. In this map, you can see the amount of immigrants coming into the United States from different locations. As you can see, America was slowly
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