The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France. It was unveiled in 1886 and is located on an island in New York Harbor.

Give me your tired, your poor, Emma Lazarus grew up in an immigrant family and her poem is inscribed at the base of Liberty’s feet. 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, “The New Colossus,” 1883

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, 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, “The New Colossus,” 1883 Who is speaking in the poem? Put the first sentence into your own words. Put the second sentence into your own words. What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize? Take a guess, why did Lazarus name the poem The New Colossus?

Teacher notes Poem indicates U.S. is the land of opportunity 1840s mass immigration begins, most coming from Northern and Western Europe through Ellis Island Late 1800s immigrants begin moving from Southern and Eastern Europe

The Colossus of Rhodes of ancient Greece

Turn & Talk What are factors that may push immigrants to leave their country of birth?

PUSH factors are problems that cause people to move from their country of birth Birth country overpopulated Shortage of foods Lack of jobs Crop failures (Irish Great Potato Famine, 1820-1860, 1/3 of U.S. immigrants are from Ireland) Scarcity of land to grow crops Religious persecution *Most were too poor to travel once they entered in the U.S., so most remained in eastern cities like NYC, Boston, & Philadelphia

Pull factors are attractions that draw people into a new country Freedom, to live in a democratic country, the opportunity to fulfill their dreams Job opportunities in cities for unskilled laborers Natural resources, like farmable land, and mining opportunities Personal communications from friends/family who already migrated to America