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The Hopes of Immigrants

The Hopes of Immigrants. Chapter 14, Section 1. Emigrants vs. Immigrants. Emigrant A person who leaves a country Exits Immigrant A person who settles in a new country Into. Patterns of Immigration. Generally single men or families, relatively few single women Very unpleasant conditions

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The Hopes of Immigrants

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  1. The Hopes of Immigrants Chapter 14, Section 1

  2. Emigrants vs. Immigrants • Emigrant • A person who leaves a country • Exits • Immigrant • A person who settles in a new country • Into

  3. Patterns of Immigration • Generally single men or families, relatively few single women • Very unpleasant conditions • Steerage: the cheapest (lowest) deck on a ship

  4. Why People Migrated “Push” Factors “Pull” Factors Pull people towards a new place • Push people out of their native land

  5. Immigrants Move Westward • Why West? • Cheap land - $1.25/acre • Scandinavians • Minnesota and Wisconsin • Similar geography to Scandinavia • Forests, lakes, cold winters • British • Midwest • Farming, factories • Chinese • California Gold Rush http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Census-2000-Data-Top-US-Ancestries-by-County.svg

  6. Germans Pursue Economic Opportunities • Largest immigrant group in 1800s • Established German communities in the northern Midwest and Texas • Active in all industries and businesses • Brought with them many cultural traditions • Kindergarten • Gymnasium • Christmas Tree • Hamburger • Frankfurter

  7. The Irish Flee Starvation • Irish Catholics had few rights because they were ruled by Protestant Britain • Couldn’t vote, hold office, own land, or go to school • 1845: Irish Potato Famine • Famine: a severe food shortage • Caused approximately 1.5 million Irish to emigrate • Irish Immigrants • Most stayed in port cities and were very poor and uneducated • Found work doing hard labor – especially canals and railroads

  8. America Adjusts to Immigrants • Us vs. Them • Overcrowding in the Cities • Assimilation • The process of being absorbed into a new culture and blending into a new society • Organizations to help immigrants

  9. Life for the New Arrivals • Cities became extremely overcrowded as they rapidly expanded • Immigrants and native-born Americans looking for jobs • Northern cities bore the brunt of population growth • Life in the cities • Crowded apartment buildings with little sunlight and fresh air • Poor plumbing – health concerns • Lots of crime • No public police force/fire department/public works

  10. Opposition to Immigration • US vs. THEM • Prejudice: A negative opinion (of a group of people) that is not based on facts • Nativists: People who want to eliminate foreign influence • Know-Nothing Party: Wanted to keep immigrants out of politics • Wanted to limit immigration and establish a 21-year-wait to become a citizen • Disagreed on slavery

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