Chapter 6 Urban America Section 1 Immigration Immigrants

Chapter 6: Urban America Section 1 - Immigration

Immigrants European Asian �___________ and ________ immigrants arrived in America in large numbers during the Industrial Revolution �They cheap labor �Provided _______________ �Made rapid growth possible populate �Helped _____________ cities �Brought new culture to America �The U. S (and the large cities here) continue to be a huge lure to immigrants and people looking for a better life.

Why come to America? – Push factors �A push factor is an issue that drives people ________ from a place. away �Push factors that made people want to leave their homes: Poverty �_________________ �Unemployment �________ War tyranny �Political _______________ oppression �Religious _______________ �Avoid forced ___________ service military

Why come to America? – Pull factors �A pull factor is what draws people to a new location �Pull factors that made people want to move to America: land �Lots of available _________ jobs �Lots of available _________ �Higher standard of living Democracy �______________ �Civil rights class �No rigid _____________ system

Who Moved Here? Europe �Most immigrants came from ________ 11 million total �About _____ old � 8 million were considered “_____” immigrants � From Northern and Western Europe � 3 million were considered “_____” new immigrants � From Southern and Eastern Europe 14 million were Jewish �Over _____ �Other immigrants came from China, Japan, Canada, and Latin America, but in much smaller numbers 2 million) (only about _____

Getting to America

�Getting to the U. S was sometimes difficult �Some countries restricted: �What type of people/workers could leave �How much money they could leave with boat �The trip had to be made by ________ steerage which �Most immigrants booked passage in _______ is the cheapest offered �These accommodations were small, dirty, and stinky (Think of the movie “Titanic”) �And the end of the journey, European immigrants were let out at _______________ Ellis Island

Ellis Island

�For most immigrants, entry into America took about one day ___________ �Immigrants filed into a huge hall where a doctor stood to inspect them 6 �Doctors gave a _____ second review after watching the immigrant climb up a flight of stairs �They were looking for back, eye, mental, heart, and skin problems �Any immigrant that failed the initial inspection was separated ______________ from the others and given a more thorough exam

Ethnic Cities �Upon arrival into the U. S, most immigrants would move into large cities (Detroit, NYC, etc. ) �Once in the cities, they often separated themselves into ethnic groups �“Little Italy” �“Greektown” �“Mexicantown” �“Lower East Side” �In these areas, they would: native �_______________ their homeland Re-create �Speak _________ language

Asian Immigration �Chinese immigrants came for three reasons Gold Rush �_________________ in 1848 �Transcontinental Railroad �Government _______________ instability �Most were very young men (why? ) �Native-born Americans discriminated against them culturally different because they were ______________ servants �Usually used as _______________ �Not hired at “American” businesses �Once, they left their home countries, they were “welcomed” to America at __________ Angel Island

Angel Island West �“The Ellis Island of the ___________” �Located in California, in San Francisco Bay �Conditions were not as nice as Ellis 2 years �Immigrants sometimes waited ________ to be allowed into the U. S. �Immigrants stayed in over-crowded, uncomfortable wooden ___________ barracks until they were called in for an immigration hearing.

Question: How is this different from the experience at Ellis Island?

Nativism and Discrimination �Nativism is an extreme dislike foreigners, typically including a desire to limit immigration �Mostly focused on �Asians �____________ Jews �Eastern Europeans �Nativists opposed immigration for many reasons Catholics �Feared that too many ___________ would change how the government was run �Not enough jobs left for “natives” wages �Bring ____________ down

Impact of Nativism �In 1882, Congress passed a law that banned certain people from entering the U. S. Convicts �_______________ Extremely poor �______________________________ Mentally ill head �Also placed a ______ tax on each immigrant �Passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1892 �No Chinese immigrants �Not allowed to become citizens 1943 �Not repealed until ___________

Question �Many labor unions opposed immigration, arguing that most immigrants A. had no marketable skills. B. would work for low wages. C. would not join a union. D. did not understand English.

Question �Nativists wanted to A. group immigrants into their own sections of the city. B. assimilate immigrants into American society. C. limit immigration. D. convert immigrants to Protestantism.

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