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Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids, and then answer
the question.
In the years around the turn of the century, immigration
to America reached an all-time high. Between 1880 and
1920, 23 million immigrants arrived in the United States.
They came mainly from the countries of Europe,
especially from impoverished towns and villages in
southern and eastern Europe. The one thing they had in
common was a fervent belief that in America, life would
be better.
Many people came to settle in the United States at
the beginning of the last century. Most of them came
to escape poverty in Europe and start a new life.
There were 23 million people who came to the United
States in the years between 1880 until 1920. That is
almost 800,000 people every year.
O The immigrants to America were from southern
countries and eastern countries in Europe. People in
those countries believed in America.
Immigrants are people who come to one country from
another. They usually come from southern and
eastern Europe.