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Social Studies-Chapter 4-L4

Social Studies-Chapter 4-L4. Immigration -the act of entering a new country to settle permanently (from the root word: migrate-to move from place to place). Definition. ??? Why did people immigrate to the U.S.? From where did they move? Where did they settle?.

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Social Studies-Chapter 4-L4

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  1. Social Studies-Chapter 4-L4

  2. Immigration-the act of entering a new country to settle permanently • (from the root word: migrate-to move from place to place) Definition

  3. ??? • Why did people immigrate to the U.S.? • From where did they move? • Where did they settle?

  4. 1. Why did people immigrate to the U.S.? • Jobs & better opportunities - gold • Religious freedom - god • Adventure - glory

  5. The Statue of Liberty (New York) “Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…”

  6. 2. From where did immigrants move? • Before 1890-most came from northern Europe (England, Ireland, Germany, & Sweden) • After 1890-most came from southern and eastern Europe (Italy, Greece, Poland, Russia, etc); also, some came from Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, China, & Japan

  7. Ellis Island (New York)

  8. Ellis Island (New York) • The largest, but not the only, immigration station on the East Coast. Other ports included: Boston and Savannah. • Healthy immigrants, with no legal problems, passed through in 3 to 5 hours

  9. Angel Island (San Francisco, California)

  10. Chinese detention building (on Angel Island) • Located near the West Coast • Thought of as the “Ellis Island of the West” • Different because it was designed for detaining, not welcoming, immigrants (1882 Chinese Exclusion Act) • Immigrants could be detained from a few weeks to 2 years.

  11. 3. Where did immigrants settle? • Most settled near the place where they came into the U.S. • Irish, English, & Italians: east coast (large cities like New York or Boston) • Japanese & Chinese: west coast (California) • Many settled in close-knit communities with others from their homeland (same language, customs, avoiding prejudice)

  12. Arnold Schwarzenegger Austria Albert Einstein Germany Kalpana Chawla India Famous Immigrants Levi Strauss Germany Sergey Brin Russia

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