SOS Summary of Settling In

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New immigrants were confused whether the people they lived with were rich or poor because of their access to soap, fresh produce, and meat, but they still took in renters.

-Many families took in boarders and lodgers to be able to survive by renting a bed or room in their tenement.

-They moved often when they couldn't pay the rent or had too many people living with them.

Being called a greenhorn was an insult because greenhorns were clueless about American culture.

New immigrants, especially children, wanted new clothes and accepted American sounding names because they didn't want to sound foreign.