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| leave one country to live in another |
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| unfair treatment of a group of people |
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| belief that one race is superior to another |
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| why people from other countries come to america |
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| america is the nation of immigrants |
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| 5 major groups of americans |
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European Americans
African Americans
Hispanic Americans
Asian Americans
Native Americans |
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religious and political freedom
have their own business
suffered from crop failure
lack of adequate farm land |
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came as slaves, not voluntarily
suffered from discrimination which is the result of racism
live in poverty due to lack of oppurtunity |
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economic hardship
political persecution
can only find low paying jobs |
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discovery of gold in California
took away jobs for lower wages |
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| lived on the continent thousands of years before Columbus came |
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| how diversity has affected american society |
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"melting pot"
bring all backgrounds together to create America
foods, holidays, traditions
the American mosaic: different tiles brought together to create one big picture, every tile is essential to the picture |
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