Chapter 3
Moving to a New Community Lesson 1: Moving to a New Community
Why People Move People move for: A better job An opportunity A better life for their family Seek freedom Religious Government Safer community Laws established
Lesson 2: Learning New Customs
Moving to a New Country Immigrant Custom A person who moves into a country and lives there Custom A way of doing things
Ethnic Neighborhoods Ethnic group Exposed to new culture People who have the same culture Speak same language Stores have food that they eat Customs are of their home culture Exposed to new culture
New Communities Formed System of laws set Make people feel safer
Where Did They Come From? Lesson 3: Where Did They Come From?
They Came Long Ago Ancestors Statue of Liberty Relatives who lived long ago Some came from Europe in the early 1900s. Statue of Liberty In the harbor of New York City Symbol of freedom to immigrants
A Nation of Immigrants Reasons Freedom Better opportunities Food was scarce Find jobs Work on farms No choice
A Nation of Immigrants Where they entered they United States Ellis Island Angel Island (San Francisco Bay) Boston, MA Galveston, TX New Orleans, LA
An Immigrant Writer Famous immigrant writers Mary Antin Write books and poems to share story Mary Antin Moved to US from Russia Settled in Boston with family Wrote The Promised Land
An Immigrant Artist Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze Moved to America from Germany Lived in Philadelphia Studied panting Famous painting from 1851: Washington Crossing the Delaware In Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC
Lesson 4: A New Life in America
A New Life Immigrants had to: Learn new language Find homes Find jobs Learn skills to do work
Citizen An official member of a community Help make decisions that affect the community by voting
Education Past and Present Foreign schools different Start at younger age Taught different things Learned native language Learned about their country’s history
Education Past and Present In the United States: Learned about way of life and government Learned math and science Learned English
Sharing Cultures 1900s- Ethnic neighborhoods grew Cultures mix NYC Boston San Francisco Cultures mix Games Songs Foods
Migration Moving from one part of a country to live in another part
Moving North Great Migration 1900 African Americans moving North for a better life Moved to NYC, Chicago, and Pittsburg Looked for jobs in factories
African American Culture Brought culture with them Produced great works Musicians Writers Artists