Unit VI – A Growing America

Chapter 20Section 1 – New Wave of

ImmigrationLecture Station

The Impact of Immigrants on the United States Video- 4:21 Question: Why do you think the United

States had stricter immigration regulations for Asian Immigrants?

Answers vary; The United States had a history of predominantly European Settlers, and so Asian immigrants may have seemed unfamiliar to Americans during the first major waves of immigration.

A New Wave of Immigration

The Big Idea

A new wave of immigration in the late 1800s brought large numbers of immigrants to the United States.

Main Ideas

• U.S. immigration patterns changed during the late 1800s as new immigrants arrived from Europe, Asia, and Mexico.

• Immigrants worked hard to adjust to life in the United States.

• Some Americans opposed immigration and worked to restrict it.

Old Immigrants

Main Idea 1: U.S. immigration patterns changed during the late 1800s as new immigrants arrived

from Europe, Asia, and Mexico.New Immigrants

New Immigrants – A Nation of Immigrants

1800-1880- “Old Immigrants”- 1880-1910- “New Comers”- Severe immigration laws. 1910-

Changing Patterns of Immigration

What areas of Europe did old immigrants come from ?

Some people imagined that their lives in the United States would be ideal Once they arrived, how do you think their opinion might have changed?

What kind of character would people need to face the hardships of immigration?

Journey to America

SteerageSteerage

Immigration processing centersImmigration processing centers

OfficialsOfficials in processing centers.

DetainedDetained

East CoastEast Coast West West CoastCoast

Immigration CentersSouthSouth

Ellis Island

Angel Island

Main Idea 2: Immigrants worked hard to

adjust to life in the United States. GhettoGhetto

Business ownersBusiness owners often helped new arrivals

Some communities formed benevolent societies-benevolent societies-

tenementstenements—

Immigrant Workers

Many immigrants were- low-paying, unskilled jobs-low-paying, unskilled jobs- sweatshopssweatshops. Immigrants with appropriate skillsImmigrants with appropriate skills – Others saved, shared, or borrowed Others saved, shared, or borrowed

money to open small businessesmoney to open small businesses. Mexican immigrants-Mexican immigrants-

Adjusting to a New Life

Tell why people might want to move into neighborhoods with others from the same country?

How might loaning money to immigrants have helped the economy?

What kinds of businesses did immigrants open?

Adjusting to a New Life

How do the Asian Americans pictured on page 640 on the right appear different from those on the left?

Why do you think new immigrants often opened the same types of businesses as earlier immigrants from the same country had opened?

How might you feel about your job if you worked as a thread trimmer in a shirtwaist factory?

Main Idea 3: Some Americans opposed immigration and

worked to restrict it.

Anti-immigrantAnti-immigrant feelings. feelings. Some unions fearedSome unions feared

NativistsNativists held held _________________ _________________ prejudicesprejudices..

Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882.Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882. Later laws were passedLater laws were passed

Coming to America Reasons to immigrate- Ellis IslandEllis Island Angel IslandAngel Island Hardships in America- Ethnic neighborhoodsEthnic neighborhoods – Prejudice-

Nativists-Nativists-. Chinese Exclusion Act- 1882-Chinese Exclusion Act- 1882- literacy testsliteracy tests

Opposition to Immigration

During which time period was there great industrial growth in the United States?

In what ways did the new wave of immigrants contribute to the development of America?