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1
Q

Before American war independence where did the majority of immigrants come from?

A

Britain and Germany

2
Q

Why did people come to America?

A

Economic reasons and freedom of religion

3
Q

What backgrounds were the people who signed the Declaration of Independence?

A

White, Anglo Saxon and Protestant

4
Q

Between the 1840’s and civil war which three countries did the immigration come from in America?

A

Scandinavia
Germany
Iceland

5
Q

What was the main reason for the Irish immigration to America?

A

The famine in 1845 - 1849

6
Q

What religion were the majority of Irish immigrants?

A

Roman Catholic

7
Q

What was the anti catholic party called in the 1850’s?

A

The Know Nothing party

8
Q

After the civil war which religious group came from Eastern Europe?

A

Jews