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Immigration

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Immigration in the

late 19th

Century

What is immigration?

To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native

Why were so many coming in the late 1800’s?

Industrialization

ImmigrationUrbanizatio

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Industrialization, Immigration & Urbanization each impacted the others

More people

in the cities

needed more

build up,

which provided

more jobs

Increased populations

filled the cities

Provided jobs which encouraged more to come

“Old Immigration”During the early 19th

Century, most immigrants were from

England, Ireland and

FranceBetween 1840-1850, nearly a million immigrants came from Ireland due to a potato famine. Most settled in New

York City or Boston.

IrelandEngland

France

“New Immigration”During the Gilded

Age, most immigrants

coming to the U.S.

were from Southern

and Eastern EuropeItaly

Poland

Greece

Russia

Most immigrants came from Italy or were Slavic, and many were Jews

Hungary

New Immigration

http://www.history.com/videos/passing-the-medical-inspection-at-ellis-island#passing-the-medical-inspection-at-ellis-island

The Journey…

…..You’ve arrived!

The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor was the symbol of America to many immigrants looking for a new life

A Land of Hope

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teaming shore. Send these, the homeless, the tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”

-- Statue of Liberty

http://www.history.com/videos/arrival-at-ellis-island#arrival-at-ellis-island

THERE SHE IS…..

Immigrants coming into New York were stopped at Ellis Island

Ellis Island

Incoming immigrants were given a physical to check for diseases

and their criminal record was checked

http://www.history.com/videos/ellis-island-registering-as-an-american-citizen#passing-the-medical-inspection-at-ellis-island

The Medical Inspection:

The Legal Inspection:http://www.history.com/videos/ellis-island-registering-as-an-american-citizen#ellis-island-registering-as-an-american-citizen

Immigration_Waves

Ethnic Cities – Little ItalyLittle Italy, New York City,

circa 1901

By 1900, immigrants made up a great portion of the country’s largest cities, including New York

City, Chicago and Boston

Ethnic Cities - Chinatown

Immigrants lived in their own separate neighborhoods – like Little Italy or

Chinatown – and kept many of their former traditions.

Chinatown, New York City

Immigration led to a massive increase in the number of slums and people living in

poverty in U.S. cities.

Tenement dwellings

Tenements – cheaply built apartment buildings – were often overcrowded and

lacked many necessities.

Tenement dwellings

Cities could not keep up with the massive rise in population, leading to

poor city services.

FIVE CENTS A SPOT – J. Riis

The Rise of NativismThe flood of immigrants

into the U.S. worried many Americans who felt their way of life could be changed.

Nativism is: * an extreme hatred of foreigners * a desire to limit immigration.Xenophobia is the fear of foreigners

The Rise of Nativism

New immigrants were blamed for many of the nation’s problems that were brought on by the Industrial

Revolution

The Rise of Nativism

Workers blamed immigrants for low wages or shortages of employment. A

resentment of foreigners crept into America’s attitudes.

Immigrants_Face_Hard_Times

Asian ImmigrationDuring the late 1800s, California saw a boom in the immigrants coming from Asia

Most Chinese immigrants settled in Los Angeles and San

Francisco; many were processed at

Angel Island

Chinese Exclusion Act

The Chinese Exclusion Act was the law passed by Congress in 1882 that greatly reduced the amount of Asian immigrants

coming to America

Chinese Exclusion Act

The law barred Chinese immigration for 10 years and prevented the Chinese from

becoming U.S. citizens.