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Europeans discovered North America
People from all over northwestern Europa crossed the Atlantic to settle there. The dangerous trip took many weeks. Many early immigrants came from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Germany. Holland and France. -
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40 million immigrants emigrated to the USA
40 million immigrants from countries in Southern and Estern Europe emigrated to the USA -
Over oner million Irish came to the USA
They left Ireland because the potato crops المحاصيل failed, and there was not enough food. -
Gold was discovered in California
People from all over the world came to take part in the Gold Rush. -
More than 100 different ethnic groups in America
They had different cultures, religion, and languages. America was a mixed society.
