immigration
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IMMIGRATION. PROCESS OF MOVING FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER PERMANENTLY. IMMIGRATION TO THE U.S. STARTED AFTER THE CIVIL WAR. ( 1865-1910 ) THERE WERE TWO PERIODS OF IMMIGRATION DURING THIS ERA. 1. OLD IMMIGRATION 2. NEW IMMIGRATION. 1. OLD IMMIGRANTS - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
IMMIGRATION• PROCESS OF MOVING
FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER PERMANENTLY.
• IMMIGRATION TO THE U.S. STARTED AFTER THE CIVIL WAR. (1865-1910)
• THERE WERE TWO PERIODS OF IMMIGRATION DURING THIS ERA.
• 1. OLD IMMIGRATION• 2. NEW IMMIGRATION
• 1. OLD IMMIGRANTS• CAME TO THE UNITED
STATES BETWEEN 1865-1890.
• THE U.S GOVERNMENT ESTIMATED 13.5 MILLION CAME DURING THIS PERIOD.
• THE OLD IMMIGRANTS CAME FROM WESTERN AND NORTHERN EUROPE.
OLD IMMIGRANTS
NEW IMMIGRANTS
• NEW IMMIGRANTS• CAME TO THE U.S
STARTING IN 1890 AND ENDED AROUND 1910.
• THEY CAME FROM EASTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE.
IMMIGRATION
• 3 MAIN REASONS WHY IMMIGRANTS CAME TO THE UNITED STATES.
• 1. POLITICAL & RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
• 2. JOBS (INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION).
• 3. OVERPOPULATION AND OVERCROWDING IN EUROPE.
IMMIGRATION• EXAMPLES FOR WESTERN & EXAMPLES FOR EASTERN &• NORTHERN COUNTRIES SOUTHERN COUNTRIES
1. 1.2. 2.3. 3.4. 4.5. 5.6. 6.
IMMIGRATION STATIONS• EASTERN UNITED STATES.• NEW YORK HARBOR• ELLIS ISLAND• EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS
• WESTERN UNITED STATES• SAN FRANCISCO BAY• ANGEL ISLAND• ASIAN IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
• WHICH EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS ASSIMILATED BEST IN AMERICA & WHY?
• OLD IMMIGRANTS• WHY?• THEY SPOKE THE LANGUAGE, SIMILAR
RELIGION, ATE THE SAME FOOD, DRESSED THE SAME WAY.
PATTERN OF SETTLEMENT EAST COAST
• 1. MOST IMMIGRANTS SETTLED IN URBAN AREAS ESPECIALLY INDUSTRAL CITIES PORTS.
• OLD IMMIGRANTS SETTLED ON THE EAST COAST.• (NEW YORK, BALTIMORE, PROVIDENCE, BOSTON,
WASHINGTON D.C., PHILADELPHIA.• NEW IMMIGRANTS MOVED INWARD TOWARD
THE MIDWEST. • (PITTSBURGH, CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI,
DETROIT, MILWAUKEE)
PATTERN OF SETTLEMENT WEST COAST
• MOST IMMIGRANT SETLE IN URBAN AREAS ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS
• CALIFORNIA- SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, AND SAN DIEGO.
• WASHINGTON & OREGON- SEATTLE & PORTLAND
• OTHER AREAS INCLUDED LAS VEGAS, PHOENIX & DENVER.
IMMIGRANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN SOCIETY
• THEY HELPED TO BUILD AND WORK IN NEW INDUSTRIES.
• THEY BUILT ROADS , MADE SHOES, PACKED MEAT.
• THEY LAID TRACKS FOR THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD.
• THE IRISH IMMIGRANTS- LAID TRACKS FOR THE UNION PACIFIC.
• THE CHINESE IMMIGRANTS LAID TRACKS FOR CENTRAL PACIFIC.
IMMIGRANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN SOCIETY
• IMMIGRANTS ADDED TO AMERICAN CULTURE.
• 1. CUSTOMS• 2. LITERATURE• 3. FOOD• 4. MUSIC• 5. RELIGION• 6. DRESS