Immigration: Eastern and Western U.S.

America has been called a nation of immigrants. That’s because Americans came to this country from all over the world, for different reasons.

Some immigrants came to escape poverty or religious persecution. Others came looking for new opportunities; some were forced against their will. Whatever the reason, those who came to the United States have shaped it into the country it is today. Read this article to find out more about the people that came to this country. As you read, you will learn that even back then, there were laws designed to restrict immigration.


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