FSCN 3615 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Indentured Servant, Gadsden Purchase, Viral Hepatitis
23 Feb 2018
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Ancestry in the usa, we are a mix. Potato famine in ireland due to fungus parasite. Upon arrival to ellis island, many traded their old world name for new american names. Women abandoned shawls and kerchiefs for the american style coats and bonnets, trying to emerge themselves into new culture. One thing they tried to keep, most immigrants went to extraordinary lengths to preserve their traditional foods and food customs. Upon arrival, many lived in boarding houses or in tenements (for 5-6 families) 1. the colonial period: mostly english people at first, then other europeans, many came as indentured servants (farm, craftsman) Each period brought distinct national groups, races, and ethnicities to the usa. Greeks (due to economic troubles for employment) Chinese people through california and seattle (gold mining and railroads) In 1845, it was annexed by the usa and became the 28th us state. The 1853 gadsden purchase completed the expansion of the us to 48 states.
