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Who am I? What do I symbolize? Explain your answer.

Who am I? What do I symbolize? Explain your answer. This poem by Emma Lazarus appears on the base of the Statue of Liberty Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand

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Who am I? What do I symbolize? Explain your answer.

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  1. Who am I? • What do I symbolize? Explain your answer.

  2. This poem by Emma Lazarus appears on the base of the Statue of Liberty Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. “Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to break free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

  3. 11.2 Immigration Notes What is an immigrant? • A person who moves from one country to another. This movement is called Immigration. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/north_carolina_08/resources/html/animations/ellis_anim/nc17_anim_ellisisland.html

  4. Many immigrants came through Ellis Island in NYC.

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  6. Why did immigrants come to the US? • Poverty • political violence • Religious persecution • Economic opportunity • farmland • refugees Where did immigrants go after arriving? - Cities, especially in the north

  7. Who is coming to America? • Before 1880s After 1890s • Southern Europe • Greece • Italy • Eastern Europe • Russia • Poland • Asia • Japan • Philippines • India • Korea • Canada • Mexico • Northern Europe • Ireland • Germany • Britain • Africa (b/c slavery)

  8. Old Immigrants v. New Immigrants • - Most spoke English • - Had more money • Had more education • Protestant Christian • Few spoke English • Had less money • Had less education • Religiously Diverse • Jewish, Greek Orthodox, Catholic, Buddhist, Confucianists

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