NAME: DATE: HR: SS5 Walker Immigration Week 7

immigration The moving from one country to another.

migrate immigrate Verb, action migration v. Move from one region or place to another emigrate resettle, relocate Noun, person immigrant

geneology “ology” = the study of genetics gene Study of family history “GEN” = ORIGIN

Genealogy Is the study of family history. It is sometimes called researching your family tree.

Immigration 1892-1954 12 million people immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island a large processing center for immigrants in New York Harbor. 29 million in total arrived in the United States.

Census facts for Roswell and Alpharetta 2017 -- Roswell population 97,786 2017 – Alpharetta population 65,799 Total population for both cities = 160,585 Atlanta population 2017 = 486,290

Ellis Island Is located in New York Harbor. It was the entry point for many people immigrating to this country after 1892. The people would disembark (get off) ships and have their health checked and answer a few questions before being allowed to enter this country.

Immigration before 1880 The majority (most of) the immigrants came from Ireland, Great Britain, Germany, and Sweden.

Getting Settled About half of the German and Swedish immigrants moved to the Midwest and began farming. It was a hard difficult life. Many Irish went to the cities, but faced discrimination.

Irish Potato Famine 1840s A horrible plant disease (potato blight) caused crop failures (dead plants), especially potatoes in Ireland

Immigration 1880-1920 The majority of immigrants came from Southern and Eastern Europe including the countries of Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Russia. They came seeking better jobs and many Jews fled religious persecution.

Immigration 1880-1920 Most immigrants settled in the large cities like, New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and San Francisco where there were factory jobs. Immigrants from the same country often settled in the same neighborhoods. Many immigrants were treated poorly by the people that were already here.

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Limited the number of Chinese workers allowed to come to the United States.

Lillian Wald The heroine of children’s health. Started the Henry Street Settlement in 1893 that provided health care to immigrants, English classes, and other recreational activities. She also raised money to build parks so children would have a place to play.

Hard Work, Low Pay Most men worked 10-12 hours a day, six days a week. Thousands were killed each year due to unsafe working conditions. Workers made $400- $500 a year, but it cost more than that for a family to live. Teenagers and young children often had to work to help support the family.

Public Schools The public schools helped many immigrant children to learn to speak, read, and write English.

John Dewey Was a famous psychologist that urged to schools to be creative and focus on hands- on instruction to help immigrant children in a kind and loving way.

Sadie Frowne’s Story She was a Polish immigrant in the early 1900s. She made $9 a month plus room and board to be a domestic servant (maid/cook/housekeeper) at 13 years of age. Her mother made $9 a week sewing, but died of tuberculosis (called consumption).

Persecution – n. persecute – hostility and ill treatment especially because of race or political or religious beliefs abuse oppress persecute verb