Antebellum Immigrants
English, French,
Irish, and German
literate and had some wealth
believed in democracy
overcame prejudice by entering into politics and assimilating
Post Civil War Immigrants
Greece, Italy,
Poland, and Russia
illiterate and poor
came from undemocratic countries
culturally different and were harder to assimilate
came to America for freedom, equality, and opportunity
initially shown prejudice by Americans
Old Vs New Immigrants
(author: Trent Petersen)
