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…, which repealed prohibition, was ratified, and since then alcohol is legal in the US. Reasons for Prohibition Since 1840 onward, millions of immigrants from Germany, Ireland, Italy, and other countries in Europe came to the US…

…. It tells the story of a remarkable woman whose strength and passion epitomize the pioneer spirit. Characters: Jim Burden - The man narrating the story. Antonia Shimerda -The daughter of Bohemian immigrants and the heroine of the story. Ambrosch Shimerda…

…, for they lacked familiarity and English skills to survive. This strict regime "…gave Californians no cause for disliking them" (Dinnerstein 191). Chinese immigrants performed jobs that were considered lowly, such as washing and ironing clothes. Yet, by 1860…

…four factors in colonial Maryland: sexual imbalance, late marriage, early death, and immigrant predominance. After Maryland was settled, their census of 1650 revealed that of the less than six hundred inhabitants, roughly two hundred were women. Over…

…loom the Carnegie family was faced with poverty and decided to take a voyage to America for a new start. “The looms were sold, an extra twenty pounds was borrowed to finance the steerage passage, and the classic Alger-like saga of immigrant boy…

…wrong because ‘white’ did not necessarily mean British. Where did this statement leave white immigrants from Germany and France who were not necessarily ‘British’? The Declaration was not meant as a mere statement of liberation from Britain but as the basis…

…action was put into place and she was exiled to the United States. Just recently, 16 of her family members arrived safely at National Airport with help from the Department of State and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. In 1996 and 1997 no refugees…

…of free land grants, thus giving birth to the rancho system. The prosperous rancheros quickly became California's bigwigs, while immigrants from the United States became the merchant class. By the mid-1830s, there were still only 29 US citizens residing in Los…

…jungle. “Take or be Taken” was the guiding rule, and everyone was someone else’s prey. The meatpacking district of Chicago in the early 1900’s is where the novel takes place. The main characters in this book are a Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkis…

…to the cuisine. "Some of the immigrants from more southern climates are unfamiliar with diet and food preparation techniques which are necessary to maintain health in city climate. Part of the problem is the unavailibity in cities of some of the fruits and vegetables…