1. Americans, Citizenship, and Governments “Being an American” Chapter 3.1

2. Vocabulary Terms Immigration Know-Nothing Party Nativist Institution Ellis Island Migration Assimilation Service industry “Blue collar” vs. “white collar” workers Diversity Popular Sovereignty

3. A History of Immigration: Old Immigration 1830-1890 Germans, Irish (Roman Catholics), English, Scandinavians (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) Mostly literate and educated

4. Immigration & Settlement, 1820-1860

5. “Old” Immigrant Contributions Foods: Apple pie, sauerkraut, potatoes, hamburgers, roast beef Celebrations: Oktoberfest, St. Patrick’s Day, Thanksgiving Religion: Roman Catholicism, Amazing Grace –You Tube: Rhema Marvanne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =DDDlxmsciqY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =DDDlxmsciqY American jobs: Police officers, fire fighters, railroad workers, factories, mines, Army Institutions: Liberalism, baseball, the American flag, American National Anthem, football, Kindergarten, Harley-Davidson motorcycles

6. St Patrick’s Cathedral, NYC

7. The Know-Nothings Anti-immigration political group during the mid 1850s –Fought against immigrants taking white, native-born Protestant “American” jobs –Anti-Catholic sentiment “Irish Need Not Apply”! –Nativists, “American” Party

8. The Transformation of America From 1830-1930, the American population increased from 12 million to 120 million –That’s a 900% increase!!! 40 million were new immigrants You Tube: Ellis Island Award Winning Documentary (28:27) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X4CypTaOQs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X4CypTaOQs

9. “New” Immigration 1890-1914 Migrated in much larger numbers from: –Italy, Greece, Austria-Hungry, Russian, and Poland –Settled in cities to work in factories –Hard time assimilating –Tended to be less educated than “old” immigrants

10. 20 th Century Immigration Asians and Latin Americans Today, more than half of all the people in the United States who were born in another country come from Latin America

11. African Americans After the Civil War ended (1865), freed slaves left the South and moved to Northern cities From Country to City By 1932, more than half of all Americans lived in cities; many working in factories –Blue collar workers –White collar workers

12. By the 1990s Less factories, more service jobs –Teaching, computer programmers, health care providers, lawyers –Increase in people working from home –More women going to work

13. American Diversity Ethnic groups share common national, cultural, or racial backgrounds About 16% of Americans are Latin American Minority groups, such as Latinos, African Americans, and Asians will be the majority by the 2040s 173 million Americans are Christian 9 million follow Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, or another religion. Many practice no religion.

14. Values & Institutions Essential Question: What do Americans value? Shared American values include: –Freedom –Equality –Opportunity –Justice –Democracy –Unity –Respect –Tolerance

15. The Declaration of Independence Founding document 1776 All Americans are equal under the law Importance of freedom Right to “ life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness ” What does liberty mean to you??

16. American Institutions Key practices, relationships, and organizations in society Family Religious institutions –churches, temples, mosques Schools –reflect societies culture, history, knowledge Clubs –Boy/Girl Scouts, sororities & fraternities, honor societies Volunteer Groups –Rotary International, Salvation Army, Red Cross

17. Government Institutions Freedom is the right to make one’s own choices in life without arbitrary (unrestrained) interference from the government Based on the principle of popular sovereignty, or the idea that government receives its power from the people. The U.S. Constitution makes sure the government is limited in its power!

18. The U.S. Constitution