experienced
by new arrivals when they first reached US -accustomed to living among
others solely like them, who shared same culture, traditions, and
backgrounds -many came from small towns and villages and now found
themselves in foreign land surrounded by many different types of people
in large cities - arrival of immigrants, combined with many US citizens
migrating from rural areas caused nation's urban areas to grow
dramatically during late 1800s - prior to 1870, most immigrants came
from Western Europe and had an easier time adapting to US culture -
After 1870, emigration from Eastern and Sthn. Europe became more common
-b/c they spoke different languages and often practiced different
religions (Jews, Catholics, Orthodox faiths) immigrants from this region
had a harder transition
