Aim: How did the need for ‘cheap labor’ encourage immigration and from where? Do Now “All of our people all over the country except pure blooded Indians – are immigrants, including even those who came over on the Mayflower.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt, November 4, 1944 1. What is your reaction to this statement? 2. What caused these waves of immigration?
ethnic group -group of people identified by place of origin, history, religion, culture, race 2. pluralism - condition of society in which many distinct ethnic groups co-exist in one nation 3. assimilation - process by which an immigrant group gradually adopts characteristics of another culture 4. migration – movement of people from one country or region to settle in another
Why is America considered the land of hope and glory?
There Are No Cats in America 1. Why were the mice coming to America? 2. Why would the mice believe there were no cats in America? 3. How are the mice beliefs similar to those of the immigrants? http://www.anyclip.com/movies/an-american-tail/no-cats-in-america/
List 2 ways the United States pulled immigrants and 2 ways immigrants were pushed. Answer the Aim.