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    : —____l a Immigration—Part 2 The Long Voyage Teaving home required great ee cite VOVABE a670Ss the Atlantic or Pacific Gis often miserable. Mos immigrants could afford only the cheapest berths, Ship owners jammed up to 2,000 People in steerage, as the aitless rooms below decks were called On the return voyage, cattle and cargo filled, these same spaces. In such close quarters, diseases spread rapidly For most European immigrants the voyage ended in New York City het, alter 1886, they saw the giant Statue of Liberty in the harbor. The statue was a gift from France to the United States. The Statue of Liberty became a symbol of the hope ana freedom offered by the United Sats, Adjusting to the New Land Many immigrants had heard stories that the streets in the United States wete paved with Bold. Once in the United States, che newcomers had to Adjust theit dreams to reality. They immediately set out t0 find work Furopean peasants living on the fand had litle need for money, but it took ash to survive in the United States Through friends, relatives, labor Contractors, and employment atrivals found jobs // Most immigrants stayed in the cites where they landed. The slums of the ities soon became packed with Poor immigrants. By 1900, one such neighborhood on the lower east side of New York had become the most crowed place in the world JsrmavFoc = a) re = e 2 s 6 8 6 5 » ) Irnmigrants adjusted to their new lives by settling in neighbothoods with their Gun ethnic group. An ethnic group is a Brup of people who share a commen Becoming Americans - Often newcomers were torn between the old traditions and American ways, Still, many struggled to learn the language of their new nation Learning English paar or nBOrant step toward becoming a citizen. The process of becoming Part of another culture is called assimilation, Many Americans opposed the men eB immigration. They felt the newcomers would not assimilate because their languages, religions, and customs were too different. However, they were Played American games and dressed in American-style clothes // Se ee ee fl Deano at Nation by ares We Dat, Re Cal and Miche! B.S Capi © m2 ‘Pearson Education, Inc, or ts afiliaes. Adapeed by permission, All Rights Reserved, 4 Me om. @

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