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