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Immigration to Michigan
Immigration to Michigan
Benchmark SOC.II.3.LE.2Describe the causes, consequences, routes and movement of major migration to the United States.Benchmark SOC.II.3.LE.2Describe the causes, consequences, routes and movement of major migration to the United States.
Geography of Place
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
Emma Lazarus, “New Colossus” -1883 Affixed to the Statue of Liberty base in 1903
Emigrate or Immigrate?Emigrate or Immigrate?
Emigrate is to leave one’s home We emigrated from Finland to our new home.
Immigrate is to come to a new home We immigrated to the United States.
Emigrate is to leave one’s home We emigrated from Finland to our new home.
Immigrate is to come to a new home We immigrated to the United States.
Why Emigrate?Why Emigrate?
Economics, better job Personal difficulties Adventure Family ties Religious persecution
Economics, better job Personal difficulties Adventure Family ties Religious persecution
Immigrant ExperienceImmigrant Experience
Video clip from North America: The People. Aims Multimedia,.2003. Discovery Education, 10 Feb. 2006. <http://www.unitedstreaming.com>
My GrandparentsMy Grandparents
Emigrated from Finland
Crossed ocean on large ship
Came over separately Eventually became
U.S. citizens in 1938
Emigrated from Finland
Crossed ocean on large ship
Came over separately Eventually became
U.S. citizens in 1938
www.faculty.evansville.edu
From Finland to NY and Bostonand on to Michigan
From Finland to NY and Bostonand on to Michigan
http://canjo.net/mm/img/what/
Finland - Their HomeFinland - Their Home
Between Sweden and Russia
Thousands of lakes Ocean borders Mountainous, poor
soil Great forests Much mining
Between Sweden and Russia
Thousands of lakes Ocean borders Mountainous, poor
soil Great forests Much mining
www.users.tkk.fi
A Touch of FinlandA Touch of Finland
www.lysator.liu.se/ nordic/ill/finland/julist2.jpghttp://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25615
www.travelmarker.nl www.travelmarker.nl www.water.tkk.fi
The Upper PeninsulaThe Upper Peninsula
Many lakes Great forests Four seasons -
including a hard winter
Poor soil for farming Copper and iron
mining
Many lakes Great forests Four seasons -
including a hard winter
Poor soil for farming Copper and iron
mining
A Touch of the U.P.A Touch of the U.P.
www.pcsum.org/ photos/winter.jpg
Grandpa Left FinlandGrandpa Left Finland
Left home alone Older brother abused
him Dec. 15th, 1908 On the R.M.S.
“Ivernia” Headed to relatives in
Michigan
Left home alone Older brother abused
him Dec. 15th, 1908 On the R.M.S.
“Ivernia” Headed to relatives in
Michigan
www.powys-lannion.net
Grandpa Landed at Boston HarborGrandpa Landed at Boston Harbor
www.celebrateboston.com
Grandpa’s Life In BostonGrandpa’s Life In Boston
Had his name changed from Ristimaki to Maki
Worked in the cranberry fields to earn passage to the U.P.
Spoke NO English Finnish sounds like this http://finland.fi/public/
Had his name changed from Ristimaki to Maki
Worked in the cranberry fields to earn passage to the U.P.
Spoke NO English Finnish sounds like this http://finland.fi/public/
Grandma Arrived at Ellis IslandGrandma Arrived at Ellis Island
GrandmaGrandma
Came over at age 16 all alone
Spoke NO English Worked in NYC to
earn travel money to go to the U.P.
Met Grandpa there
Came over at age 16 all alone
Spoke NO English Worked in NYC to
earn travel money to go to the U.P.
Met Grandpa there
Why Come To Michigan?Why Come To Michigan?
Family already here Michigan is a lot like Finland Jobs here were plentiful and familiar --
lumbering, farming and mining Try for a better life Farm land was free or inexpensive if you
‘proved it up’
Family already here Michigan is a lot like Finland Jobs here were plentiful and familiar --
lumbering, farming and mining Try for a better life Farm land was free or inexpensive if you
‘proved it up’
Where Else Did Finnish Immigrants Settle in the U.S.?
Where Else Did Finnish Immigrants Settle in the U.S.? Massachusetts and New York - Why? Michigan and Minnesota - Why? Washington, Oregon, California coasts -
Why? Northern-most parts of the U.S. - Why?
Massachusetts and New York - Why? Michigan and Minnesota - Why? Washington, Oregon, California coasts -
Why? Northern-most parts of the U.S. - Why?
Largest Settlements of
Finnish Immigrants - U.S. in 1900 Largest Settlements of
Finnish Immigrants - U.S. in 1900 Major Railroads in Black
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What Did You Learn?What Did You Learn?
What is ‘geography of place’? What is the difference between ‘emigration’
and ‘immigration’? List the reasons we have discovered as to
WHY people leave their HOME and move to a new land.
What is ‘geography of place’? What is the difference between ‘emigration’
and ‘immigration’? List the reasons we have discovered as to
WHY people leave their HOME and move to a new land.
It’s a Matter of PlaceIt’s a Matter of Place If you had to move, where would you go? Where would you feel most comfortable? Which factors would draw you to move
there? Would you emigrate? Do you think life was easy? Why?
If you had to move, where would you go? Where would you feel most comfortable? Which factors would draw you to move
there? Would you emigrate? Do you think life was easy? Why?
AssignmentAssignment
Choose an area of the country. Research it. Find out if you would like to live there. Create a PowerPoint presentation on your
findings, your decision and your reasoning. Use the rubric provided to create the best
presentation you can.
Choose an area of the country. Research it. Find out if you would like to live there. Create a PowerPoint presentation on your
findings, your decision and your reasoning. Use the rubric provided to create the best
presentation you can.