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Chapter 3

Chapter 3. Lesson 1:. Moving to a New Community. Why People Move. People move for: A better job An opportunity A better life for their family Seek freedom Religious Government Safer community Laws established. Lesson 2:. Learning New Customs. Moving to a New Country. Immigrant

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Chapter 3

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  1. Chapter 3

  2. Lesson 1: Moving to a New Community

  3. Why People Move • People move for: • A better job • An opportunity • A better life for their family • Seek freedom • Religious • Government • Safer community • Laws established

  4. Lesson 2: Learning New Customs

  5. Moving to a New Country • Immigrant • A person who moves into a country and lives there • Custom • A way of doing things

  6. Ethnic Neighborhoods • Ethnic group • People who have the same culture • Speak same language • Stores have food that they eat • Customs are of their home culture • Exposed to new culture

  7. New Communities Formed • System of laws set • Make people feel safer

  8. Lesson 3: Where Did They Come From?

  9. They Came Long Ago • Ancestors • Relatives who lived long ago • Some came from Europe in the early 1900s. • Statue of Liberty • In the harbor of New York City • Symbol of freedom to immigrants

  10. A Nation of Immigrants • Reasons • Freedom • Better opportunities • Food was scarce • Find jobs • Work on farms • No choice

  11. A Nation of Immigrants • Where they entered they United States • Ellis Island • Angel Island (San Francisco Bay) • Boston, MA • Galveston, TX • New Orleans, LA

  12. An Immigrant Writer • Famous immigrant writers • Write books and poems to share story • Mary Antin • Moved to US from Russia • Settled in Boston with family • Wrote The Promised Land

  13. An Immigrant Artist • Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze • Moved to America from Germany • Lived in Philadelphia • Studied panting • Famous painting from 1851: Washington Crossing the Delaware • In Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC

  14. Lesson 4: A New Life in America

  15. A New Life • Immigrants had to: • Learn new language • Find homes • Find jobs • Learn skills to do work

  16. Citizen • An official member of a community • Help make decisions that affect the community by voting

  17. Education Past and Present • Foreign schools different • Start at younger age • Taught different things • Learned native language • Learned about their country’s history

  18. Education Past and Present • In the United States: • Learned about way of life and government • Learned math and science • Learned English

  19. Sharing Cultures • 1900s- Ethnic neighborhoods grew • NYC • Boston • San Francisco • Cultures mix • Games • Songs • Foods

  20. Migration • Moving from one part of a country to live in another part

  21. Moving North • Great Migration • 1900 • African Americans moving North for a better life • Moved to NYC, Chicago, and Pittsburg • Looked for jobs in factories

  22. African American Culture • Brought culture with them • Produced great works • Musicians • Writers • Artists

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