Transcript Chapter 14 sec 1 ppt

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Americanization: The process of immigrants
learning about life in the United States.
Nativism: The idea that people born in America
are superior.
Chinese Exclusion Act: A 1882 law passed
because of hostility, that prohibited the
immigration of Chinese laborers.
EQ: Why did immigrants come to the
United States, and what impact did
they have upon society?
The students will be able to evaluate
immigration.
Ch 14 Sec 1: The New Immigrants
• Many early American immigrants were
Protestants from northern and western
Europe or Catholics from Germany and
Ireland. Many had skills and were educated.
They came as families to work on farms. In the
1870s, “new” immigrants from southern and
eastern Europe came to America. Many were
Catholic or Jewish. They were unskilled and
poor, and they settled in cities.
• Two types of factors lead to immigration. Push
factors compel people to leave their homes.
These push factors include famine and war.
• Pull factors, such as economic opportunities
and religious freedom, draw people to a new
place. Many immigrants were pulled to
America by inexpensive land and
employment opportunities.
• Most immigrants traveled in the crowded and
dirty lower decks of steamships called
steerage. Beginning in 1892, most European
immigrants were processed at Ellis Island in
New York Harbor to determine their legal
standing.
Steerage
Ellis Island
• Asian immigrants were processed at Angel
Island in San Francisco Bay. Ship owners did a
preliminary medical screening before
passengers boarded. Still, immigrants had to
prove that they were healthy and had money,
a skill, or a sponsor in order to stay in the
United States.
Angel Island
Three Chinese women at Angel Island.
• Volunteer organizations tried to help
immigrants blend into the “melting pot” of
American society. Still many held on to their
traditions. Newcomers often faced nativism,
the belief that native-born white Americans
were better than newcomers.
• Immigrants competed for jobs and housing.
Settlement houses provided Americanization
programs for new immigrants. Immigrants
religious and cultural differences made nativeborn Americans suspicious.
• Hostility toward Chinese laborers led Congress
to pass the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882. The
act limited the civil rights of Chinese
immigrants living in the United States. It also
forbade the naturalization of Chinese
residents. Despite opposition, immigrants
helped industrial growth, elected politicians,
and made their traditions part of American
culture.
EXIT SLIP
Which statement about immigration to the United
States is most accurate?
a.
immigration has had little effect on American
culture.
b.
immigration has been a result of circumstances
abroad as well as in the United States.
c.
Immigrants from northern and western Europe
have had the most problems in being assimilated
into United States society.
d.
Most immigration to the United States was
completed by 1900.
EXIT SLIP
Which statement about immigration to the United
States is most accurate?
a.
immigration has had little effect on American
culture.
b.
immigration has been a result of circumstances
abroad as well as in the United States.
c.
Immigrants from northern and western Europe
have had the most problems in being assimilated
into United States society.
d.
Most immigration to the United States was
completed by 1900.
EXIT SLIP
Which statement best describes American
immigration patterns from 1880 to 1920?
a.
Increasing proportions of immigrants came
from western and northern Europe.
b.
American industries recruited skilled
immigrants from industrialized European
cities.
c.
Decreasing European immigration caused the
United States to relax restrictions on
Immigrants.
d.
Relatively poor, rural Europeans immigrated
to industrial cities of the United States.
EXIT SLIP
Which statement best describes American
immigration patterns from 1880 to 1920?
a.
Increasing proportions of immigrants came
from western and northern Europe.
b.
American industries recruited skilled
immigrants from industrialized European
cities.
c.
Decreasing European immigration caused the
United States to relax restrictions on
Immigrants.
d.
Relatively poor, rural Europeans immigrated
to industrial cities of the United States.