Oral histories of Jewish immigrants to Pittsburgh Our synagogue was in a room with the windows blacked out. We were afraid to speak Yiddish on the streets.
Rise of Immigration---Why? 1870-1900/ 11 million immigrants from Europe Conflicts with immigrants old immigrants new immigrants 1 st US Laws.
Immigration. Plymouth Colony 1620-1691 English settlers – Pilgrims – seeking religious freedom "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment.
Oral histories of Jewish immigrants to Pittsburgh “Our synagogue was in a room with the windows blacked out. We were afraid to speak Yiddish on the streets.
America Moves to the City, 1865 - 1900 AP U.S. History Chapter 25.
Migration The mass movement of people from one area to another.
CHAPTER 25 AMERICA MOVES TO THE CITY 1865-1900. The Urban Frontier-Urbanization By 1900, the US population was 80 million (doubled the 1870 census). The.
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