Coming to America Immigrants Old Immigrants from northern
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Coming to America
Immigrants �Old Immigrants- from northern and Western Europe, arrived before 1870 �New Immigrants: from Southern and Eastern Europe, Arrived after 1870
Ellis Island Angel Island �European Immigrants enter America through Ellis Island in New York, see statue of liberty �Asian immigrants enter through Angel Island in San Francisco Harbor �Culture Shockfeeling overwhelmed entering a new country
Contributions �Chinese and Irish- Built the Transcontinental Railroad. �European Immigrants-worked in sweatshops, steel mills, and coal mines �Sweatshops- low pay, and poor
Melting Pot �A Melting Pot- describes the blending of cultures and races in America. �Immigrants were assimilated into American society, learned English, and went to school
Nativism �Nativism- dislike towards immigrants Leads to discrimination �Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)- first immigration restriction law that stopped immigration of Chinese for 10 years.
Cultural Pluralism �Cultural Pluralism- small groups maintain their cultural identities within a larger society. �This leads to ethnic neighborhoods *Ex. Little Italy, Chinatown, Harlem, Spanish Harlem
Urbanization �Urbanization- City Growth �Rapid growth of cities caused housing shortages �Frederick Olmstedcity planner who created central park
Transportation �Electric Trolley- Trains that ran above ground to quickly move across the city �Subways. Underground trains
Settlement houses �Houses set up for poor and immigrants, helped them find jobs �Hull house-famous settlement house found in Chicago, created by Jane Addams
Apartment �Dumbbell Tenementsapartments where many families would live, Poorly built, often would burn �Jacob Riis documented living conditions in American city apartments �Wrote the book How the Other Half Lives
Political Poster �Create a Political poster about immigration �It can be about the positives coming to America, or the negatives of working here �Must have a “catch phrase” �Must be colored
Old immigrants vs new immigrants
Whats an onomatopeia
Why called latin america
Rap of the map of the us
Happening body art
North america south america europe asia
Once upon a time a little man running
Once upon a time there lived an old man and an old woman
Once upon a time there lived an old woman
What's your name how old are you
How have attitudes towards immigrants changed over time?
The americans chapter 15
Unauthorized immigrants definition ap human geography
