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Coming to America
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STAGE 1 1607 – 1820 England
Why? Religious Freedoms & Economic Reasons – work
Received? Most were welcomed, some restrictions on rights such as testifying in court and owning land
Roman Catholic and Quakers
STAGE 2 1821-1890 Germany & Ireland
Why? Escape disease and famine (potato) drawn by tales of gold and opportunity
Received? English were resentful these newcomers took away their jobs. Founders were anti-Catholic, churches were burned
ChinaWhy? - economic opportunity came to West Coast
Received? – 1882 all Chinese laborers were banned
STAGE 3 1891-1924 Northern & Western European Italians, Greeks and Slavic
Why? Economic opportunities Eastern Europe (Polish, Russian – many
were Jewish)Why? Escape religious persecutionReceived? All were blamed for problems
in the cities SUCH AS: Overcrowding, filth, crime
1885 ban those seeking jobs1891 bans insane, felons, diseased,
anarchists and IlliteratesBy 1924 strict quota laws