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When immigrants in the 1800's changed their surnames after arriving in America were their new names legally recorded?
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When an immigrant to America in the 1800s changed his or her surname, they could do it in a court and have it legally recorded. However there was no legal requirement to do that and most did not; they simply began using a different name.
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The frontier
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The frontier
In what year did immigrants arriving from Latin America exceed the numbers from Europe and What is the ratio of Latin Americans to Europeans that immigrated in that year?
1990 and 51.7%
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What did English Immigrants travel to America by?
English Immigrants traveled to America by sailing ships.
Who is Ellis of the Ellis Island?
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