After the early period of settlements, the first sharp increase in immigration took place in the 1830’s and 1840’s. This brought to America flocks of people from northern Europe (1)________________________, and then a great number of Irish people who fled from famine. (2)________________________. Many immigrants from northern and western Europe settled on farms in the Middle-west. The Irish became construction laborers on roads, bridges, and railroads.
In the 1880’s, a tremendous flood of immigrants began coming in, this time largely from southern and eastern Europe. To most Americans, (3)__________________________. Their languages, customs, and ways of life were very different from those of Americans.
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作者: susan.sui 时间: 2013-10-15 16:48
who lost employment in the Industrial Revolution
German political refugees arrived shortly after
these new comers seemed far more strange than the earlier settlers作者: 伊梦青依 时间: 2014-5-6 20:36
