why they’ve come to america…. to escape poverty to escape poverty to escape religious or...
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Why they’ve come to Why they’ve come to America…America…
• To escape povertyTo escape poverty
• To escape Religious or To escape Religious or Political PersecutionPolitical Persecution
• Economic OpportunitiesEconomic Opportunities
The old and the NewOld immigrants-Old immigrants- From Northern and Western From Northern and Western EuropeEurope 1776-19001776-1900 Came to Came to becomebecome AmericansAmericans
New Immigrants-New Immigrants- From Southern and Eastern From Southern and Eastern EuropeEurope Early 1900sEarly 1900s During “the great wave” of During “the great wave” of immigrationimmigration
They held tightly They held tightly to to old culturesold cultures
The Statue of Liberty
• A birthday present from FranceA birthday present from France• Originally built in FranceOriginally built in France• Shipped in pieces to New York CityShipped in pieces to New York City
• Completed in 1885Completed in 1885• Made of copperMade of copper
Ellis Island• Located in the New York HarborLocated in the New York Harbor• Place where immigrants would Place where immigrants would
register their arrivalregister their arrival
Angel Island• Located in the San Francisco BayLocated in the San Francisco Bay• Place where most Asian Place where most Asian immigrants immigrants would register would register
Pressure on Immigrants once they arrive in the United States
• Melting Pot– A mixture of people of different cultures and
races who blend together by abandoning their native languages and customs
• Pressure to Assimilate– Absorb and integrate into American society
and culture
However, not all immigrants have wished to give up their cultural identities
• As immigration increased, strong anti-immigration feelings emerged
Nativism Distrust of foreignersDistrust of foreigners
Chinese Exclusion Act Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)(1882) Banned Chinese immigration for Banned Chinese immigration for 10 years10 years Chinese immigrants were denied Chinese immigrants were denied citizenshipcitizenship