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Immigration

Warmup

Why?

There are many reasons why people may choose to immigrate, and they are called push or pull factors.

Push Factors

Events that "Push" people away from their country.

Push Factors

Examples: War, Political/Religious Persecution, Famine, Poverty, Natural Disasters

Pull Factors

Events that "Pull" people toward a new country.

Pull Factors

Examples: Religious Freedom, Economic Opportunity, Better Living Conditions, Family.

Who?

Who?

The United States saw waves of immigrants from Europe and Asia:

Irish

Chinese

Famine

Gold Rush/Railroads

Italians

Jews

Germans

Poverty

Political/Religious freedom

Persecution by Russia

Old VS New Immigrants

Old: 1820-1890, Northern Europe, Protestant

New: 1890-1920, Eastern/Southern Europe, Asia. Catholic, Jewish.

Where?

Where?

The Journey

Ports of Entry:

Steamships:

One way tickets were $30 (1000 in today's money)

The Journey

Crowded and Dangerous

Ellis Island:

NYC, half a mile from the Statue of Liberty

Angel Island:

San Francisco Bay

Crossing the Atlantic took 1-2 weeks

Ellis Island

Ellis Island

Main port of entry on the East Coast. It processed over 5,000 immigrants per day, millions in total.

Angel Island

Angel Island

Main port of entry on the West Coast, in San Francisco bay.

Processing:

Processing

Arrival meant being processed by local immigration authorities. Here is a passenger manifest for a vessel from Norway.

Obstacles and Challenges

What are some issues an immigrant might face in a new country?

Obstacles and Challenges

Fitting In

Language

Culture

Community

Religion

Job

Housing

Fitting In

Overcoming

Ethnic Enclaves (MN)

Westward Expansion(SH, ND)

Overcoming

Pushback

Immigrants were pressured to "Americanize", aka assimilate.

Pushback

Nativists formed a political party called the "Know Nothing Party".

Chinese Exclusion Act prohibited Chinese immigration for 10 years.

Even that wasn't good enough for some people, and NATIVISM took hold.

Xenophobic Americans wanted to keep immigrants out.

Nativists were violent to immigrants

Is it fair that descendants of immigrants are acting this way?

One of their big fears was immigrants taking jobs away from union members.

Nativism and Xenophobia

Examples

Impact

America viewed itself as a Melting Pot where immigrants would blend together

They didn't completely let go of their identities and heritage however.

Immigration also sped up the transition from a rural to urban nation.

A Helping Hand

A Helping Hand

Settlement Houses were set up to help newly arrived immigrants

Not all Americans were hostile to immigrants.

More on that next week!

Some politicians were happy to help..... in exchange for votes.

Wrapup

Wrapup

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