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Coming to America

Coming to America. Immigrants. Old Immigrants- from northern and Western Europe, arrived before 1870 New Immigrants: from Southern and Eastern Europe, Arrived after 1870. Ellis Island and Angel Island.

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Coming to America

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  1. Coming to America

  2. Immigrants • Old Immigrants- from northern and Western Europe, arrived before 1870 • New Immigrants: from Southern and Eastern Europe, Arrived after 1870

  3. Ellis Island and Angel Island • European Immigrants enter America through Ellis Island in New York, see statue of liberty • Asian immigrants enter through Angel Island in San Francisco Harbor • Culture Shock- feeling overwhelmed entering a new country

  4. Contributions • Chinese and Irish- Built the Transcontinental Railroad. • European Immigrants-worked in sweatshops, steel mills, and coal mines • Sweatshops- low pay, and poor conditions

  5. Melting Pot • A Melting Pot- describes the blending of cultures and races in America. • Immigrants were assimilated into American society, learned English, and went to school

  6. Nativism • Nativism- dislike towards immigrants Leads to discrimination • Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)- first immigration restriction law that stopped immigration of Chinese for 10 years.

  7. Cultural Pluralism • Cultural Pluralism- small groups maintain their cultural identities within a larger society. • This leads to ethnic neighborhoods *Ex. Little Italy, Chinatown, Harlem, Spanish Harlem

  8. Urbanization • Urbanization- City Growth • Rapid growth of cities caused housing shortages • Frederick Olmsted- city planner who created central park

  9. Transportation • Electric Trolley- Trains that ran above ground to quickly move across the city • Subways- Underground trains

  10. Settlement houses • Houses set up for poor and immigrants, helped them find jobs • Hull house-famous settlement house found in Chicago, created by Jane Addams

  11. Apartment • Dumbbell Tenements- apartments where many families would live, Poorly built, often would burn • Jacob Riis documented living conditions in American city apartments • Wrote the book How the Other Half Lives

  12. Political Poster • Create a Political poster about immigration • It can be about the positives coming to America, or the negatives of working here • Must have a “catch phrase” • Must be colored

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