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Unit 3 - Immigration Changes in American Life. 7.2 The New Immigrants. Essential Questions/Learning Goals:. To describe changes in immigration patterns in the late 1800’s To understand where and how immigrants settled and the jobs they took
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Unit 3 - ImmigrationChanges in American Life 7.2 The New Immigrants
Essential Questions/Learning Goals: • To describe changes in immigration patterns in the late 1800’s • To understand where and how immigrants settled and the jobs they took • To explain the process of assimilation and efforts to restrict immigration
Key Terms: • New immigrants • Ellis Island • Angel Island • Melting pot • Assimilation • Chinese Exclusion Act
One American’s Story • Where was Edward Corsi’s point of entry into the United States? • Ellis Island
The New Immigrants • Prior to the 1890’s where did most immigrants come from? • Northern and Western Europe • Where were new immigrants from? • Southern and eastern Europe • Italy, Jews, Poles, Slavs, and Russians
The New Immigrants • What was the Point of Entry for most European immigrants? • Ellis Island in New York
The New Immigrants • What steps had to be completed at Ellis Island before an immigrant would be allowed to enter the country? • They had to have a health inspection • If you had in infectious disease, you were sent back to your home country • They were asked a series of questions • If it was found that a person had a criminal background, they were also sent back to their home country
The New Immigrants • Where did Asian immigrants enter the United States? • Angel Island in San Francisco, California • Where did Mexican immigrants enter the country? • Through Texas • Was immigration into the United States difficult at this point in history? • No. It was very easy to come to America
Concept Check: • How did the patterns in immigration change from the period before the 1890’s and afterwards? • Prior to 1890, most immigrants were from Northern and Western Europe • After 1890 immigrants came from many other areas including Eastern and Southern Europe, Mexico and Asia.
Settling in America: • Where would immigrants settle once they entered the country • Wherever they could find jobs. • This usually meant factory work in large cities • Most would also settle into communities where other people from their home country were already living • This resulted in the growth of ethnic neighborhoods such as… • Little Italy • China Town
Settling in America: • How did these ethnic neighborhoods work together for a better life? • They often pooled their money and resources to build churches or other places of worship • Published newspapers or magazines • Developed their own political machines with the goal of making life better for their group
Immigrants Take Tough Jobs: • What types of industries did most immigrants work in? • On the East coast… • Most ended up working in factories such as sweatshops • On the West coast… • Many Asians worked to build the railroads or opened up their own businesses and restaurants
Immigrants Take Tough Jobs: • What types of industries did most immigrants work in? • Japanese immigrants… • Worked on the sugar plantations in Hawaii • Mexican immigrants… • Worked on farms and in mines in the West
Concept Check:On white lined paper, answer the following questions as a warm-up. • What were the most important influences on where immigrants settled in America? • In what ways did immigrant communities help new arrivals adjust to life in America? • How did the types of work that immigrants could find vary from one part of the country to another?
Becoming Americans • Why is America sometimes called a melting pot? • With all of the immigration into America, cultures blend or melt together • The process of blending into the culture of another country is called… • Assimilation • Did most immigrants want to be assimilated into American culture? • Yes
Becoming Americans • Where did a lot of the assimilation process take place? • At the workplace • Unions often offered classes to learn English and for U.S. citizenship
Becoming Americans • Immigrants were clearly changed by America, but how did immigrants also change America? • They brought their culture with them • Foods • Language • Music • Customs
Becoming Americans • Was there any resistance to immigrants from U.S. citizens? • Yes! • Many native-born Americans feared that the immigrants would bring about changes to America that they were not in agreement with
Restrictions on Immigration: • Why did many native-born Americans want to restrict immigration? • Many feared that immigrants would take their jobs • What resulted from these fears? • The 1882 restrictions on immigration were passed by Congress • The Chinese Exclusion Act banned immigrants from China for… • 10 years