Chapter Five

My favorite part of this chapter was not only the different stories of the various groups of people who immigrated or were the descendants of immigrants and how they interacted with each other. The fact that it was not always kind does not surprise me in the least because the fear of people who immigrate can be found today with immigrants form Mexico and the treatment of people of Asian descent with the Sedition Acts and other limits on immigration. However what I am surprised about was the sense of English superiority that developed even though they were in most cases a minority and did not feel as connected to their mother country. After reading the chapter I am still confused as to how second generation born Americans developed this notion, as I would assume that they would either be more genetically diverse or feel less attachment to England.