Please write down the the first thing that comes into your mind when you see each of the following pictures

Chapter 14, Section 1, pages 407-412 THE HOPES OF IMMIGRANTS

14.1 The Hope of Immigrants Emigrants Immigrants Someone who comes to a new country Someone who leaves a country

Why Do People Move? 1820’s – 1860’s

Why Do People Move? 1820’s – 1860’s Pull Factors: Factors that PULL people to a location

Why Do People Move? 1820’s – 1860’s Push Factors: Factors that PUSH people OUT of an area

Why Do People Move? 1820’s – 1860’s In the U.S. most immigrants came from the continent of EUROPE.

Why Do People Move? 1820’s – 1860’s Many immigrants chose to live in areas of the U.S. that had conditions and climates that were similar to their HOME COUNTIRES

Scandinavians Left Growing poverty Chose regions that felt familiar, especially Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Germans Move throughout the US Successful in many different jobs Creates many changes in the new American culture.

Irish Many flee the 1845 potato famine Many poor had to settle in port cities where ships docked. Irish competed with free blacks for jobs nobody else wanted.

#EarlyAmericanImmigrantProblems Many Immigrants choose to live in Cities in the North

#EarlyAmericanImmigrantProblems With this fast urban growth of immigrants, many U.S. cities were unable to SUPPORT THEM

#EarlyAmericanImmigrantProblems Not Enough Police  High Crime

#EarlyAmericanImmigrantProblems Poor Living Conditions  Increase of Diseases and Illnesses

#EarlyAmericanImmigrantProblems Not enough place to live  High Housing Costs

Nativists: people born in America who want to eliminate foreign influence

#EarlyAmericanImmigrantProblems Start the “KNOW – NOTHING” Party

#EarlyAmericanImmigrantProblems Start the “KNOW – NOTHING” Party Designed to stop immigrants from having a voice and power in politics.

America’s growing problems Want to blame Immigrants For many of America’s growing problems