Immigration 1880-1930EQ: Why Did Immigrants

come to the United States?

prejudice: an unfair, negative opinion about a group of people.

immigrant: a person who leaves one country to settle permanently.

Ellis Island: the first stop as an immigrant from Europe. Located off the coast of New York City.

Angel Island: the first stop as an immigrant from Asia. Located in the San Francisco.

diversity: many different types of people.

Vocabulary: Handout and Discuss

●A person who leaves one country to settle permanently is an immigrant.

●Many people immigrated to the United States to escape prejudice, an unfair, negative opinion about a group of people.

●When I immigrated to the United States from Europe my first stop was Ellis Island where I waited in several lines in order to be admitted into New York City.

●to find work●religious freedom●escape an oppressive government●natural disasters●to flee a wartorn country●wanted land of their own●by force-against their will

Reasons for Immigration:

**Many people wanted to escape poverty, unemployment, and hunger.

**America was the “Land of Opportunity” Wanted to make a better life for their family.

To Find Work

Some people , such as Jews and Protestants, came to escape mistreatment because of religion – ex: Jews during Holocaust

Today America is made up of people of many faiths – Diverse!

In search of Religious Freedom

*To find more freedom*Voting and civil rights*Escape powerful leaders*Escape violence or injustice*Different political beliefs*America is known as the “Land of

the Free”.

To Escape an Oppressive Government

Many Irish immigrants came to America in the 1800s to escape the potato famine

Ex: Hurricanes, Typhoons, Flooding, Droughts, Tsunamis, Disease Epidemics, Hunger

To Escape Natural Disasters

When a country goes to war, many families leave to find a safer place to live.

After war a country can be destroyed physically and economically

Ex: Jews during World War II

To Flee a War torn Country

Many countries in Europe were becoming overpopulated and good farmland was getting harder to find.

America was still developing and had lots of land.

To Get Land of their Own

Millions of Africans were brought to America against their will and forced to be slaves. They were unwilling

Immigrants.

By Force

Immigrants

Immigrants came to the U.S. for different reasons:

EQ: Where did immigrants come from?

Country: Number of Immigrants

Italy 4,600,000

Austria-Hungary 4,000,000

Russia 3,300,000

Germany 2,800,000

Britain 2,300,000

Sweden 1,100,000

Canada 2,300,000

Immigration from 1880-1930

Most ships carrying immigrants from Europe landed in NY.

Most immigrants were taken by ferry boat to Ellis Island in NY harbor before getting permission to enter the U.S.

Most ships carrying immigrants from Asia landed at Angel Island in San Francisco, California.

Many Japanese and Chinese immigrants were detained at Angel Island.

EQ: Where did Immigrants settle?

Many immigrants moved to neighborhoods where there were other people from their homeland.

Many settled in these large cities:New York CityBostonPittsburghChicago

Many found jobs on railroads, in factories, and mines. Some started their own businesses

By the early 1900’s, more than half of the people in most big cities were immigrants or immigrant’s children.

In 1924, the U.S. passed new laws to limit the number of immigrants who could enter the country each year.

LaborImmigrants and Americans found hard times working in factories and mines.

•Children worked 12 or more hours a day for just 10-20 cents a day

•There was no time for school and working conditions were unhealthy and dangerous

Examples of Prejudice – unfair negative opinion about a group of people

Burning of catholic ChurchesChinese – not getting citizenshipLow payUnsafe working conditionsPoor HousingGangsDiscrimination based on religion

Labor unions were started to gain improved working conditions and better wages, and to end child labor

People like Samuel Gompers helped organize labor unions to protect workers

Workers organized strikes, refusing to work until owners met their needs.

John and Frida Hettel

Mrs. Morris’ Grandparents