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Immigration

Immigration. What is immigration?. Immigration. To enter and usually become established; especially : to come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residence . Historical Immigration. Modern Immigration Issues. Migration. What is migration?. Migration.

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Immigration

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  1. Immigration What is immigration?

  2. Immigration • To enter and usually become established; especially: to come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residence

  3. Historical Immigration

  4. Modern Immigration Issues

  5. Migration What is migration?

  6. Migration • To move from one country, place, or locality

  7. Historical Migration

  8. Modern Migration

  9. The Bering Land Bridge --Between 12,000-15,000years ago --Migrated to North America from Asia --Arrived as early as 50,000 B.C. --People were called Paleo-Indians --Around 5,000 B.C., disappearance of large game led to a series of regional developments --Resulted in emergence of great civilizations like—Inca, Maya, and Aztec

  10. British Colonization --Between 17th and 18th century --Migrated due to Economic Reason --Tobacco was a HUGE CASH CROP—many people got wealthy from this crop --U.S.A. & Canada share similar cultures and British backgrounds…speak English, majority are Christian, and we have ties to the United Kingdom

  11. Irish Potato Famine --Occurred during the summer of 1845 --A blight of “unusual character” --Potato was basic staple in Irish diet --Fungus had traveled from Mexico to Ireland --Over the next ten years let to… -750,000 Irish dead/2 million immigrated -Immigration to G.B., Canada, and the U.S. -Upon arriving in U.S.A—lots of issues with natives, “lowest rung of society”

  12. California Gold Rush --1849 was a big year for San Francisco --Known as “49ers” --1856, San Francisco’s population grew from 12,000 to more than 50,000 and it was considered the largest and most important city in the West

  13. The Great Migration --Between 1915 and 1970 --Cities African American populations grew esp. in New York City, Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland. --Left South due to limited economic opportunities and strict segregation laws --Ethnic Enclaves like Harlem

  14. The Dust Bowl --From 1934 to 1940 --Covered parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado --By the end of the decade… -1/2 of Oklahoma’s pop. had migrated -Headed West to California for work and a better life.

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