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Antebellum Immigration

Antebellum Immigration. Focus Question:. Describe the difference between “push” and “pull” factors in human migration. Waves of Immigration. The Antebellum period was one of the great waves of immigration in the U.S. Increased opportunities Trouble overseas Famine in Ireland

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Antebellum Immigration

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  1. Antebellum Immigration

  2. Focus Question: • Describe the difference between “push” and “pull” factors in human migration

  3. Waves of Immigration • The Antebellum period was one of the great waves of immigration in the U.S. • Increased opportunities • Trouble overseas • Famine in Ireland • Oppression in Germany

  4. Experiences • Difference experiences challenged both groups • Germans in the countryside • Bought land and farmed • Established German enclaves • Irish congregated in the cities • Found jobs in industry • Found jobs in unskilled construction labor

  5. Reaction • Concerns raised about the “new immigrants” • Germans • Enclaves similar to Germany • Widespread use of the German language • Development of the “biergarten” • Irish • Largely uneducated • High levels of poverty • Large numbers were Catholic

  6. Growth of the Nativist Movement • Numerous Americans hoped to fight this immigration • New immigrants transforming the country • New immigrants refused to assimilate • New immigrants were loyal to foreign lands • New immigrants were ruining the U.S. • Some turned to violence and intimidation • The “Know Nothings” • Coalesced into a political party, the American Party

  7. Task Read your section from Takaki • What is Takaki’s claim (argument)? • Indicate three details which support the claim • Indicate two passages where Takaki uses an emotional appeal to the reader.

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