Where were old immigrants from

    • [DOCX File]Period of Immigration - City of Toronto

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      More of Toronto's immigrant population were 25-years-old or older when they immigrated to Canada (54.7 per cent), compared to the rest of the GTHA (50.9 per cent) or nationally (51.6 per cent). (See Figure 2 Immigrant population by age at immigration, 2016) Immigration Admission Category. For the first time, the Census provided data on the category of admission for immigrants with permanent ...


    • Growth, Cities, and Immigration: Crash Course US History #25

      Contrast the Old Immigrants prior to 1890 with the New Immigrants after 1890. 4. What reasons explain the Chinese Exclusion Act AND how were Chinese American treated here including by the USCT? 5.Describe the big picture with immigration to the U.S. over time AND to the REST of the WEST Hemis. 6. What are 2 significant statements that be drawn from the Mystery document by Mary Antin? 7. What ...


    • [DOCX File]A BRIEF HISTORY OF PEEL COUNTY - Ontario Genealogical Society

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      The majority of the first settlers were from New Brunswick, and the children of United Empire Loyalists, but there were also many old country . immigrants. By 1846 it was first class agricultural township with excellent rolling land and noted for its farm buildings. The Etobicoke river runs through east and centre of the township. In 1852 Brampton was incorporated as a village, and in 1865 was ...


    • [DOC File]Dr. Sumner's Social Science Course Website - Home

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      At Ellis Island, immigrants were inspected and had to pass many tests before they were allowed to enter America. About Ellis Island. Ellis Island opened in 1892 as a federal immigration station, a purpose it served for more than 60 years (it closed in 1954). Millions of newly arrived immigrants passed through the station during that time--in fact, it has been estimated that close to 40% of all ...


    • [DOC File]Immigration 1790 to 1849

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      Old immigrants were mostly from Western Europe, especially Britain, Germany, Ireland and Scandinavia. Since most of them, with the exception of the Irish, had Anglo-Saxon or Protestant backgrounds, they were quickly incorporated into American society, welcomed into the "asylum of liberty."


    • [DOC File]Immigration & Urbanization

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      Accepting immigrants into American society was not always easy. Newcomers often faced nativism, which was a belief that native-born white Americans were superior to newcomers. Historical Significance: Old immigrants resented new immigrants. New immigrants came to this country for the same reason as the old immigrants. Chinese Exclusion Act


    • [DOC File]Aim: How did immigration change the United States in the ...

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      Where did the largest group of old immigrants arrive from? 4.2 The “New” Immigration. However, beginning around 1880, more and more people who entered the nation were part of the “new” immigration. The new immigrants came from southern and eastern Europe. Up to this time, few people from these areas had come to the United States. Between 1880 and 1900, about 100,000 new …


    • [DOC File]Immigrants and the Urban Challenges in the North: USH, p

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      Who were the Old Immigrants? _____ _____ Who were the new immigrants? Look at the chart on p. 568. From what 3 countries of the world were immigrants coming to America in 1840 - 1860? What groups increased immigration from between 1861 - 1900? What region in the United States had the largest percentage of foreign-born population between 1850 – 1900? Why do you think they went …


    • [DOCX File]Weebly

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      Why were old immigrants and native-born Americans so opposed to these new immigrants? There were several legal restrictions placed on immigration during the Gilded Age. Each of the following are examples of such restrictions. Explain what each one did. Gentleman’s Agreement: Chinese Exclusion Act of 1890: Immigration Act of 1903: What were . political machines? Who ran them? Who was the head ...


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      While the “old immigrants” who came over the mid 1800s were mostly Protestant and from northern and western Europe and often spoke English and were exposed to democracy, these “new immigrants” were quite different. The “new immigrants” came from southern and eastern Europe, from countries such as Italy, Poland, Russia, and Greece. They were mostly Catholic and Jewish, few ...


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