1. Unit 4 Day 4 (Immigration and Religion) Quote: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest- tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” - Emma Lazarus Focus Question(s): How did immigration affect the religious composition of the US from 1860 to 2000? (Theme 2 KQ 4) Specified Content: Immigration and religious diversification: the importance of Judaism, Catholicism, varieties of Protestantism (Presbyterianism, Methodism, German immigrants and Lutherans) (Theme 2 KQ 4) State Standards: Strand 1 Concept 7 PO 2

2. Immigration and Religion As immigration increased the US became more religiously diverse. Many of the immigrants coming in to the US brought with them their religious beliefs.

3. Between 1881 and 1924 over two and a half million Jewish people immigrated into the US. There will be a major division between the German Jews and the Russian Jews.

4. The Catholic population will also increase significantly in the 1800’s. Beginning with the Irish in the 1840’s and continuing with the Germans, Italians and Poles in the last half of the century.

5. Between 1845 and 1900 about 4 million Germans immigrated to the US. Many of these people were practicing Lutherans. The Lutheran Church was divided but will slowly begin to unify and work with each other.

6. Activity: Using the flyer, answer the following question on a separate sheet of paper. Why do you think societies/organizations like the one shown were needed?