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IMMIGRATION

IMMIGRATION. PROCESS OF MOVING FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER PERMANENTLY. IMMIGRATION TO THE U.S. STARTED AFTER THE CIVIL WAR. ( 1865-1910 ) THERE WERE TWO PERIODS OF IMMIGRATION DURING THIS ERA. 1. OLD IMMIGRATION 2. NEW IMMIGRATION. 1. OLD IMMIGRANTS

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IMMIGRATION

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  1. IMMIGRATION • PROCESS OF MOVING FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER PERMANENTLY. • IMMIGRATION TO THE U.S. STARTED AFTER THE CIVIL WAR. (1865-1910) • THERE WERE TWO PERIODS OF IMMIGRATION DURING THIS ERA. • 1. OLD IMMIGRATION • 2. NEW IMMIGRATION • 1. OLD IMMIGRANTS • CAME TO THE UNITED STATES BETWEEN 1865-1890. • THE U.S GOVERNMENT ESTIMATED 13.5 MILLION CAME DURING THIS PERIOD. • THE OLD IMMIGRANTS CAME FROM WESTERN AND NORTHERN EUROPE.

  2. OLD IMMIGRANTS

  3. NEW IMMIGRANTS • NEW IMMIGRANTS • CAME TO THE U.S STARTING IN 1890 AND ENDED AROUND 1910. • THEY CAME FROM EASTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE.

  4. IMMIGRATION • 3 MAIN REASONS WHY IMMIGRANTS CAME TO THE UNITED STATES. • 1. POLITICAL & RELIGIOUS FREEDOM • 2. JOBS (INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION). • 3. OVERPOPULATION AND OVERCROWDING IN EUROPE.

  5. IMMIGRATION • EXAMPLES FOR WESTERN & EXAMPLES FOR EASTERN & • NORTHERN COUNTRIES SOUTHERN COUNTRIES 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. 6. 6.

  6. IMMIGRATION STATIONS • EASTERN UNITED STATES. • NEW YORK HARBOR • ELLIS ISLAND • EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS • WESTERN UNITED STATES • SAN FRANCISCO BAY • ANGEL ISLAND • ASIAN IMMIGRANTS

  7. IMMIGRATION • WHICH EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS ASSIMILATED BEST IN AMERICA & WHY? • OLD IMMIGRANTS • WHY? • THEY SPOKE THE LANGUAGE, SIMILAR RELIGION, ATE THE SAME FOOD, DRESSED THE SAME WAY.

  8. PATTERN OF SETTLEMENT EAST COAST • 1. MOST IMMIGRANTS SETTLED IN URBAN AREAS ESPECIALLY INDUSTRAL CITIES PORTS. • OLD IMMIGRANTS SETTLED ON THE EAST COAST. • (NEW YORK, BALTIMORE, PROVIDENCE, BOSTON, WASHINGTON D.C., PHILADELPHIA. • NEW IMMIGRANTS MOVED INWARD TOWARD THE MIDWEST. • (PITTSBURGH, CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, DETROIT, MILWAUKEE)

  9. PATTERN OF SETTLEMENT WEST COAST • MOST IMMIGRANT SETLE IN URBAN AREAS ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS • CALIFORNIA- SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, AND SAN DIEGO. • WASHINGTON & OREGON- SEATTLE & PORTLAND • OTHER AREAS INCLUDED LAS VEGAS, PHOENIX & DENVER.

  10. IMMIGRANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN SOCIETY • THEY HELPED TO BUILD AND WORK IN NEW INDUSTRIES. • THEY BUILT ROADS , MADE SHOES, PACKED MEAT. • THEY LAID TRACKS FOR THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD. • THE IRISH IMMIGRANTS- LAID TRACKS FOR THE UNION PACIFIC. • THE CHINESE IMMIGRANTS LAID TRACKS FOR CENTRAL PACIFIC.

  11. IMMIGRANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN SOCIETY • IMMIGRANTS ADDED TO AMERICAN CULTURE. • 1. CUSTOMS • 2. LITERATURE • 3. FOOD • 4. MUSIC • 5. RELIGION • 6. DRESS

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