Immigration in the Late 1800 s and Early 1900 s

1. Immigration in the Late 1800�s and Early 1900�s By: Leo, Kristofer, Kerrie, Jessica, & Zachary

2. Who Were the Immigrants? Italians German Irish Polish French Jews

3. How Many Came? 200,000 Italians 57,000 Germans 165,000 British and French

4. Places They Settled New York Boston Buffalo Chicago Detroit Milwaukee Wallington Baltimore

5. Why Did They Immigrate? Work Look for better opportunities Nazis Religious Freedom Escape persecution Cheap and plentiful land

6. What Did They Do When They Immigrated? Built their own churches Construction project Cotton and sugar cane plantations Vineyards Produced wine and fishing industries

7. What Happened Once They Got Off the Boat? Get questioned before they go on board Also get questioned after their trip Answers must be the same

8. What was it Like? Disliked by public The respect they had depended on their race

9. Immigration Act of 1924 A law that limited the number of immigrants into the country Only 2% of the people from a country that were already in the U.S. were allowed in

10. Timeline Late 1800s - Immigrants held on Ellis Island waiting to be questioned; came for jobs and cheap land 1900-1924 - immigrants came to U.S. for better lives, religious freedom; America known as �Land of Opportunity� 1924-1965 - Immigration Act of 1924 in place

11. Primary Source Harper�s Weekly - August 26, 1893 - the American government has found a way to stop letting poor immigrants into the country

12. Key Point Traveled for better jobs Get questioned before and after the boat trip Mostly white Europeans Disliked by public Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrant into the country