The History of

1. The History of Review Questions for test one Immigration

2. Immigration (definition) • To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native. See Usage Note at migrate. • To send or introduce as immigrants: Britain immigrated many colonists to the New World. • ETYMOLOGY: Latin: to go into • Source: Yahoo Dictionary

3. Emigrate (definition) • To leave one country or region to settle in another. • ETYMOLOGY: Latin: to move; has Indo-European roots • Source: Yahoo Dictionary

4. Peak Immigration: 1890 and 1910 Immigration reached its historical peak in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (GAPE), when almost 12 million immigrants entered the U.S. between 1890 and 1910.

5. Old Immigration vs. New Immigration Patterns Source of the "old immigration:" Northern and western Europeans and Chinese of the years 1850-1880. Source of the later “New” immigration between 1890 and 1910: Southern and Eastern Europeans (and, to much lesser extent, Mexicans and Asians).

6. New immigration1890 and 1910. Most historians of immigration refer to the years as the years of "the new immigration," distinguishing this migration of southern and eastern Europeans (and, to much lesser extent, Mexicans and Asians) from the "old immigration" of northern and western Europeans and Chinese of the years 1850-1880.

8. Two types of motivations for immigration • Push factors (need to leave in order to survive) • Pull factors (attracted to new way of life)

9. Reasons for Immigration • 1607-1830 • Political Freedom (pull and push) • Religious intolerance in home country (push) • Economic Opportunity - People want a better life - better jobs - more money in US (pull) • Political Refugees fear for their lives (push) • Some want free social atmosphere (pull) • Forced Emigration (Slavery) • Family Reunification

10. 1830-1890 • The main reason for immigration in the period from 1830-1890 is Land. • It remained plentiful, and fairly cheap. • Jobs were abundant, and labor was scarce and relatively expensive. • A decline in the birthrate as well as an increase in industry and urbanization reinforced this situation.

11. 1830-1890 • The United States, in the 19th Century, remained a strong magnet to immigrants, with offers of jobs and land for farms. Glowing reports from earlier arrivals who made good reinforced the notion that in America, the streets were, "paved with gold." The prospect of finding religious and political freedom was also attractive.

12. 1890-1924 • Jews came for religious freedom • Italians and Asians came for Work • Russians came to escape persecution • America had jobs • America had religious freedom • America was described in many countries as the "Land of Opportunity."

13. 1968-present • All of the above! • Attraction of American popular culture for the young • New jobs in science and technology • Americans are more tolerant of difference despite various assimilation problems

14. Review Test I Questions • What is the difference between immigrate and emigrate? • List two push and two pull factors for immigration. • The main reason for immigration in the period from 1830-1890 was ……..(what)? • List some of the new reasons for immigration from 1968-present. • When did the old immigration take place? When did the new immigration take place? • Who was involved in the old and who was involved in the new immigration (country of origin)? • Look at slide 7 and find out when the peak immigration period was (year).