2. 1. Describe the immigration trends for historical immigration 2. Summarize historical immigration in your own words and apply it to a fictional immigrant. Learning Targets

4. 30,000-15,000 yrs. ago: The First Immigrants  From Asia, crossed land bridge “Beringia” Settled across Americas  Following food (Mammoth)

5. 1600-1700s: Colonization English, Africans, Scots, and Germans  by 1790, 4 million Europeans & 1 million Africans settled on East Coast  reasons to immigrate: o cheap labor o available land o religious and political freedom

6. Close your Notebooks!  On your whiteboard, write down the three main reason people immigrated to America during colonial times.  Compare at tables and discuss.

7. 1815-1880: First Wave of Immigration  “old immigrants” - 15 million  most from Northwestern Europe & some Chinese  settled in Midwest and West  reasons to immigrate: o Westward Expansion o Potato Famine o Industrial Revolution o Homestead Act o Transcontinental Railroad o new steamships most from NW Europe; some Chinese  settled in Midwest and West  reasons to immigrate: o Westward Expansion

8. 1815-1880: First Wave of Immigration  “old immigrants” - 15 million  most from Northwestern Europe & some Chinese  settled in Midwest and West  reasons to immigrate: o Westward Expansion o Potato Famine o Industrial Revolution o Homestead Act o Transcontinental Railroad o new steamships most from NW Europe; some Chinese settled in Midwest and West  reasons to immigrate: o Westward Expansion o Potato Famine

9. 1815-1880: First Wave of Immigration “old immigrants” - 15 million  most from Northwestern Europe & some Chinese  settled in Midwest and West  reasons to immigrate: o Westward Expansion o Potato Famine o Industrial Revolution o Homestead Act o Transcontinental Railroad o new steamships  settled in Midwest and West  reasons to immigrate: o Westward Expansion o Potato Famine o Industrial Revolution most from NW Europe; some Chinese

10. 1815-1880: First Wave of Immigration “old immigrants” - 15 million  most from Northwestern Europe & some Chinese  settled in Midwest and West  reasons to immigrate: o Westward Expansion o Potato Famine o Industrial Revolution o Homestead Act o Transcontinental Railroad o new steamships settled in Midwest and West reasons to immigrate: o Westward Expansion o Potato Famine o Industrial Revolution o Homestead Act most from NW Europe; some Chinese

11. 1815-1880: First Wave of Immigration “old immigrants” - 15 million  most from Northwestern Europe & some Chinese  settled in Midwest and West  reasons to immigrate: o Westward Expansion o Potato Famine o Industrial Revolution o Homestead Act o Transcontinental Railroad o new steamships  settled in Midwest and West  reasons to immigrate: o Westward Expansion o Potato Famine o Industrial Revolution o Homestead Act o Transcontinental Railroad most from NW Europe; some Chinese

12. 1815-1880: First Wave of Immigration  “old immigrants” - 15 million  most from Northwestern Europe & some Chinese  settled in Midwest and West  reasons to immigrate: o Westward Expansion o Potato Famine o Industrial Revolution o Homestead Act o Transcontinental Railroad o new steamships  settled in Midwest and West  reasons to immigrate: o Westward Expansion o Potato Famine o Industrial Revolution o Homestead Act o Transcontinental Railroad o new steamships most from NW Europe; some Chinese

13. Close your Notebooks!  Reflect on the reasons people immigrated during the First Wave.  Which reason do you think caused the most immigrants to come and why? Write this on your whiteboard.  Compare at tables.

15. 1880-1914: Second Wave of Immigration  “new immigrants” - 15 million  most from Eastern and Southern Europe settled in cities (Boston, NY, Chicago)  reasons to immigrate: O Family o Factories o Ethnic Clustering o Russian Pogroms

16. Close your Notebooks  Why do you think so many immigrants from the Second Wave settled in cities? Write this on your whiteboard.  Share at tables!

17. Processing  Reflect on today ’ s lesson without looking at your notes.  On your whiteboard, write down everything you remember about historical immigration.  Write as much as possible without looking at your notes!  When you are done, look back at your notes to see what you missed and compare at tables.

18. Homework #1: 1. Explain three major differences between the first wave of immigration and the second. 2. Write a paragraph about an imaginary immigrant who came during the second wave (where from, why coming, where settled). DUE Tuesday, 9/13!