Detail of Swedish immigrants passing through Boston on their way west. Newspaper engraving (1852). NEXT A New Spirit of Change, 1820–1860 Immigrants settle.
NEXT Section 1 The Hopes of Immigrants In the mid-1800s, millions of Europeans come to the United States hoping to build a better life.
Detail of Swedish immigrants passing through Boston on their way west. Newspaper engraving (1852).
