-Who am I?

- What do I symbolize? Explain your answer.

This poem by Emma Lazarus appears on the base of the Statue of Liberty

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.“Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries sheWith silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to break free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

A person who moves from one country to another. This movement is called Immigration.

What is an immigrant?

11.2 Immigration Notes

http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/north_carolina_08/resources/html/animations/ellis_anim/nc17_anim_ellisisland.html

Many immigrants came through Ellis Island in NYC.

border

Why did immigrants come to the US?-Poverty- political violence-Religious persecution-Economic opportunity- farmland- refugees

Where did immigrants go after arriving?

- Cities, especially in the north

Who is coming to America?Before 1880s After 1890s

-Northern Europe- Ireland - Germany- Britain

- Africa (b/c slavery)

-Southern Europe- Greece- Italy

- Eastern Europe- Russia- Poland

- Asia- Japan- Philippines- India- Korea

- Canada- Mexico

Old Immigrants v. New Immigrants

- Most spoke English - Had more money- Had more education

- Protestant Christian

-Few spoke English- Had less money- Had less education

-Religiously Diverse- Jewish, Greek Orthodox, Catholic, Buddhist, Confucianists