2. how was the "old immigration" (1820-1860) different from the "new immigration" (1880-1920)?

The 'Old Immigration' took place between 1820-1860. This period consist of most migrants coming from the Anglo-Saxon countries, namely, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany. In general, this population came from the developed parts of Western Europe.

They were similar to the original English settlers. Many of them spoke the language, had a similar culture and traditions, were educated and some were even wealthy investors.

In contrast, the 'New Immigration' between 1880-1920 mostly Southern and Eastern Europe. This included countries such as Russia, Poland, Greece, Italy etc.

These people were not very well educated and came from a different culture to that of the Western Europeans. Most of them were poor and were looking for mere survival jobs to make a living.

Eventually, tensions between the old and new migrants rose in densely populated cities and led to the development of the modern United States immigration laws.

the group i'm selecting: greeks.

a first group of greek immigrants came to the us in the 1850s. the second group came to america starting in the 1890s due to economic opportunities they didn't have back in their home caused by the hardships of ottoman rule. greek immigration was 90% male, many of them expected to work and return to greece after earning enough capital, but ultimately had to remain in the us after the greek genocide.

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