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New arrivals, growing cities — Homework

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New arrivals, growing cities — Homework

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  1. 1.What was the Great Famine, and roughly how many people died or emigrated because of it?
  2. 2.Name one reason German immigrants came to the United States in the 1840s.
  3. 3.Where did Irish immigrants tend to settle, and what did they often face there?
  4. 4.How did this era's immigration affect American cities?
  5. 5.Write two sentences explaining why newcomers to a new country might often settle near others from the same background.
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