Antebellum Immigrants
English, French,
Irish, and German
Protestant Christians
worked as farmers in the country
spoke English
wealthy and literate
assimilated to American culture
Post Civil War Immigrants
Asian, Polish,
Italian, Russian, and Greek
Catholic and Jewish
worked in factories in the city
spoke little to no English
poor and illiterate
embraced their
native culture
faced prejudice
immigrated because of economic poverty, wars, and religious persecution
Old vs. New Immigrants
(author: Klaire Gregory)