Immigration to Michigan 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 is to leave ones homeWe emigrated from Finland to our new home.

Immigrate is to come to a new homeWe immigrated to the United States.

Why Emigrate?Economics, better jobPersonal difficultiesAdventureFamily tiesReligious persecution

Immigrant ExperienceVideo clip from North America: The People. Aims Multimedia,.2003. Discovery Education, 10 Feb. 2006.

My GrandparentsEmigrated from FinlandCrossed ocean on large shipCame over separatelyEventually became U.S. citizens in 1938

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From Finland to NY and Bostonand on to Michiganhttp://canjo.net/mm/img/what/

Finland - Their HomeBetween Sweden and RussiaThousands of lakesOcean bordersMountainous, poor soilGreat forestsMuch miningwww.users.tkk.fi

A Touch of Finlandwww.lysator.liu.se/ nordic/ill/finland/julist2.jpghttp://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25615www.travelmarker.nlwww.travelmarker.nlwww.water.tkk.fi

The Upper PeninsulaMany lakesGreat forestsFour seasons - including a hard winterPoor soil for farmingCopper and iron mining

A Touch of the U.P.www.pcsum.org/ photos/winter.jpg

Grandpa Left FinlandLeft home aloneOlder brother abused himDec. 15th, 1908On the R.M.S. IverniaHeaded to relatives in Michiganwww.powys-lannion.net

Grandpa Landed at Boston Harborwww.celebrateboston.com

Grandpas Life In BostonHad his name changed from Ristimaki to MakiWorked in the cranberry fields to earn passage to the U.P.Spoke NO EnglishFinnish sounds like thishttp://finland.fi/public/

Grandma Arrived at Ellis Island

GrandmaCame over at age 16 all aloneSpoke NO EnglishWorked in NYC to earn travel money to go to the U.P.Met Grandpa there

Why Come To Michigan?Family already hereMichigan is a lot like FinlandJobs here were plentiful and familiar -- lumbering, farming and miningTry for a better lifeFarm land was free or inexpensive if you proved it up

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?

Largest Settlements of Finnish Immigrants - U.S. in 1900 Major Railroads in Black www.cr.nps.gov/.../ 53black/53images/53map1lo.gif

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.

Its 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?

AssignmentChoose 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.

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