Immigration Dbq

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Thud! Crash! Another ship full of immigrants plowed its way into the docks in New York City. Immigrants were coming to America to seek jobs, homes, fortune, and some were even coming to escape persecution. The arrival of immigrants to the U.S. in the late 1800s changed life in the United States forever because of the new ideas and cultural traditions that were being introduced by the minute. First, new immigrants to the U.S. created a dramatic increase in the population. These immigrants helped with construction of the large workforce that we have today. For example, Irish immigrants in New York helped to build theSt. Patrick’s Cathedral. (Doc. 2) They also helped build many of our railroads and cities.(OI) Unfortunately, the increase in

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