1. Americans, Citizenship, and Government
Chapter 1 lesson 1

2. Just an FYI 2010 U.S. Census 12% Americans are Immigrants
11% have at least 1 immigrant parent
98% have a foreign born ancestor
12 million immigrants from W. and E. Europe through Ellis Island
Today most immigrants come from Asia and Latin America
More than half of the US who were born in another country came from Latin America

4. History of Immigration
1st people came from Asia 20,000 years ago
Native Americans
1500s- Spanish arrived and lived in present day Florida (later settled in the S.W.)
1600s- France, the Netherlands, and England
France- Canada
Dutch- New Amsterdam (NYC)
English- Coast line
Late 1600s and Early 1700s- Germany, Sweden, Ireland, and Scotland

5. History of Immigration
Most Immigrants came willing
Western and Central Africans were taken from their homes and sold into slavery
By 1807 when Congress passed a law stopping new slaves being brought to America
500,000
1830s-1860s-5 million new people
Ireland and Germany – Cali ‘48
– 10 million new people
Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
S. and E. Europe
(Italy, Greece, Poland, and Russia)
Later 1900s
Latin America

7. Turn to Page 7 --Discussion of the Map
Which two areas are the source of most immigrants?
In which group would immigrants from Mexico be counted?
million people to 120 in 1930
Farm Cities (Industries)
By 1920 more than half of the population lived in the city
White collar v. Blue collar

8. Institutions
Institutions- key practice, relationship, or organization in society
Social
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Government
Popular sovereignty- government receives the power from the people

9. Exit Slip What is an immigrant?
What are three ways the American workforce has changed recently?