IMMIGRATION
REASONS TO IMMIGRATE : 25 million new immigrants Lost farm land Religious Freedom Better Life, “Land of Opportunity”, Jobs Political Unrest/Revolutions
OLD VS. NEW IMMIGRANTS Old Immigrants: from Northern and Western Europe (most spoke English, etc.) New Immigrants: from Southern and Eastern Europe (Italy, Poland, Russia, Greece) and Asia (Pacific and China); Most did not speak English
IMMIGRANTS
POINTS OF ENTRY Europe: Ellis Island, New York Asia: Angel Island, San Fransisco, California
ELLIS ISLAND
ANGEL ISLAND
ASSIMILATION Melting Pot: everyone blending their culture together to become “American”
CONTRIBUTIONS OF IMMIGRANTS Serve Community (barbershops, restaurants, laundry, etc.) Inventors (Movies, Plastic, Telephone, etc.) Build things (skyscrapers, bridges, subways, etc.)
NATIVISM The belief that wanted to just keep America for “true Americans” (people born in country) Believed that immigrants would only bring violence, crime, anarchy.
WORKS CITED angelisland.org n/tour/ n/tour/