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    Topic: The immigration of East Indian indentured workers to the Caribbean in the 19th century could be regarded as a new system of slavery. Slavery was the initial labour system used by Europeans on their plantations in the Caribbean. It was implemented in the 1600`s‚ the Europeans forcefully took people from the African continent to the Caribbean on various trips. The path in which the slaves were carried between Africa and the Caribbean is known to historians as the Triangular Trade. These Africans

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    the first two waves of Eastern European immigration‚ the people coming to the United States were neither poor‚ nor peasants. Those who came were of the middle class with some money‚ experience in their trade or profession and came to stay in America. These immigrants were well equipped to take up life in the United States. The major first wave of Eastern European immigration took place during the second half of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century before the World War I. Those who came

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    23 November 2012 Immigration and Discrimination Americans have extended an ambivalent welcome to newcomers. In the mid-nineteenth century‚ employment posters often read “Irish Need Not Apply.” Today United States Border patrol officers seek to keep Mexican and other Latin American immigrants out of the country. Yet‚ America is a nation that was founded by immigrants. In the early years of the republic‚ Federalists sought to make it harder for European immigrants to become naturalized citizens

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    attracted immigrants from all over the world and consists of a variety of different cultures. Immigration has had an enormous impact on American society and economy and shaped the country remarkably. American was dominated by the image of the melting pot that “melts up” all race differences and cultures to become on American culture. The ideas of multiculturalism started at the end of the nineteenth century and turned into the concept of cultural pluralism that defined the nation as a mixture of diverse

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    of collective discrimination." This writing will examine the plight of the first Irish-American immigrants as an example of a minority that experienced systemic discrimination( in their native England) which subsequently determined their social standing in the New World as well as the few organizations aimed to improve their conditions. Like many immigrant groups in the United States‚ the Irish were characterized as racial others when they first arrived in the 19th century. The Irish had suffered

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    During the 19th century in the United States‚ male and females of Asian descent had migrated into the country‚ which created a huge impact to America. In 1848‚ the Treaty of Hidalgo was signed by Mexico‚ which ended the Mexican-American war resulted with Mexico giving up the territory of California to the U.S.. By March 15‚ the news spread that plenty of gold was found within California and caused many men from different countries to explore the territory to find precious gold such as China. China

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    Irish Immigration Essay

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    Running head: IRISH IMMIGRATION IN 1850’S 1 Irish Immigration in 1850’s Dorothy Mathews Eth/125 March 7‚ 2010

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    to America Story of the Irish in Antebellum America HS101 - US History to 1877 William J. McMonigle - 3055083 Friday‚ October 28‚ 2005 When many think of the times of immigration‚ they tend to recall the Irish Immigration and with it comes the potato famine of the 1840s’ however‚ they forget that immigrants from the Emerald Isle also poured into America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The assimilation and immigration of the Irish has been difficult for each

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    History Paper 1877 - 1900

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    Over the years of 1877 to the 1900’s many changes were occurring. The Southern cities were changing faster than anyone could’ve imagined with new transportation‚ growing industries‚ and the end of slavery. Not to mention‚ the changing role of women. In the New South by the year 1880‚ steel and iron mills were progressing across the North. Railroad construction was fast paced in the 1880s. Comparing 1880 to 1890 the tracks had doubled with Texas and Georgia having the biggest growth. In 1886‚ an

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    History Notes on the 19th Century Nationalism- fanatical devotion to “nation’s” commonalities Imperialism- one nation dominates another Industrialism- mass production of technology to be more effective Capitalism- competition (between nations) to eradicate; all for profit Militarism- utilize military as 1st choice; espirit de corps Scientificism- reasoning and justifications; technology Social Darwinism- “survival of the fittest”; why you take place in other “isms”- hierarchy Crimean

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