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OBJECTIVES: 1. Why did immigration boom in the late 1800 s 2. How did immigrants adjust to life in the U.S. 3. Why d

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OBJECTIVES: 1. Why did immigration boom in the late 1800 s 2. How did immigrants adjust to life in the U.S. 3. Why d

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    1. OBJECTIVES: 1. Why did immigration boom in the late 1800’s? 2. How did immigrants adjust to life in the U.S.? 3. Why did anti-immigrant feeling grow?

    2. Do Now: What was the most difficult trip you have ever been on? 1. Where were you going? 2. Why was it so difficult? 3. Was it worth it?

    3. Reasons for immigration I. Push Factors- Conditions that drive people from their homes A. Poverty, scarce land B. Political and religious persecution 1. Pogroms- organized attacks on Jewish villages

    4. II. Pull Factors- conditions that attract immigrants to a new area

    5. II. Pull Factors- conditions that attract immigrants to a new area A. Promise of freedom and better life

    6. II. Pull Factors- conditions that attract immigrants to a new area A. Promise of freedom and better life B. Family or friends already in the U.S.

    7. II. Pull Factors- conditions that attract immigrants to a new area A. Promise of freedom and better life B. Family or friends already in the U.S. C. Factory jobs available

    8. III. The Long Voyage A. Steerage- airless rooms below decks of ships where 2000 people were stuffed-diseases spread

    9. B. Europeans arrived in New York City- saw the Statue of Liberty, stopped at Ellis Island- where they had to pass a medical inspection

    10. C. On the West Coast, immigrants from China and Japan traveled to Angel Island in San Francisco Bay

    11. IV. Changing patterns of Immigration A. Before 1885- most immigrants from Northwest Europe: England, Ireland, Germany, Scandinavia

    12. B. After 1885- many immigrants from Southeast Europe: Italy, Poland, Greece, Russia, Hungary, China

    13. V. Adjusting to a New Land A. Most stayed in cities and lived in ethnic neighborhoods B. They were torn between old traditions and new American ways C. Assimilation- the process of becoming part of another culture

    14. VI. NATIVISM A. Nativists wanted to limit immigration and preserve the country for native-born citizens 1. felt immigrants wouldn’t assimilate 2. afraid of immigrants taking away jobs B. Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 1. No Chinese laborer could enter the U.S.

    15. TASK: Write a story about coming to America as an immigrant. My name is … I am ______ years old… I come from _______ In my country I was a _________ (job or grade) I lived with ______ I left my country because _________... I journeyed to America in (year)_____ on (name of ship) When I first saw the Statue of Liberty I said, _________ Life for me in America is _________

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