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How did the immigration of the late 1800s differ from earlier immigration?

Immigration was better organized, so most immigrants had jobs before they arrived and moved quickly to assimilate all
over the country.
O Immigrants in the late 1800s came with greater wealth and more education than earlier immigrants.
Early immigrants came largely from northern and western Europe while immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
dominated the late 1800s.
O Immigration was much easier because of faster processing.

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The old immigrants arrived in the mid-1800s, coming mostly from northwestern Europe, while the new immigrants arrived a generation later, traveling mostly from southeastern Europe. Immigrants migrated to escape problems in their native countries and in search of new opportunities in America.

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