2. " America" Music Video

3. LEARNING TARGETS 1.Identify places in the world from which your ancestors immigrated and share why they came to the U.S. 1.Describe historical immigration: first immigrants colonization first wave of immigrants second wave of immigrants 2.Summarize historical immigration in your own words.

4. " America" Music Video

5.  from Asia, crossed land bridge, Beringia  settled across Americas  following food (Mammoth) 30,000 – 50,000 yrs. ago: First Immigrants (American Indians)

6. 1600s-1700s: Colonization  English, Africans, Scots & Germans  settled on East Coast  reasons to immigrate:  cheap labor  available land  religious & political freedom

7. It’s Whiteboard Time! 1.Close your notebook. 2.Write down the three main reasons people immigrated to America during colonial times. 3.Compare at tables and discuss.

8.  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  “old immigrants”  most from NW Europe ; some Chinese  settled in Midwest & West  reasons to immigrate:  Westward Expansion 1800s: First Wave of Immigration 15 million!

9.  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:  Westward Expansion  Irish Potato Famine 1800s: First Wave of Immigration

10.  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  reasons to immigrate:  Irish Potato Famine  Industrial Revolution 1800s: First Wave of Immigration

11.  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  reasons to immigrate:  Industrial Revolution  Homestead Act 1800s: First Wave of Immigration 372,000 farms were created because of the Homestead Act

12.  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 1800s: First Wave of Immigration  reasons to immigrate:  Homestead Act  Transcontinental Railroad

13.  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  reasons to immigrate: o Westward Expansion o Potato Famine o Industrial Revolution o Homestead Act o Transcontinental Railroad 1800s: First Wave of Immigration  reasons to immigrate:  Transcontinental Railroad  new steamships Voyage Length 1850 – 44 days 1892 – 5 ½ days

14. It’s Whiteboard Time! 1.Reflect on the reasons people immigrated during the First Wave. 2.Which reason do you think caused the most immigrants to come and why? Write this on your whiteboard. 3.Compare at tables.

15. First “ Wave ” Second “ Wave ”

16.  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 Turn of the Century: Second Wave of Immigration  “new immigrants”  most from East and Southern Europe  settled in cities (NY, Boston. Chicago) 15 million!

17.  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 Turn of the Century: Second Wave of Immigration  reasons to immigrate:  family  factories  ethnic clustering( i.e. Chinatown)  Russian pogroms 1/3 of European Jews left E Europe

18. It’s Whiteboard Time!!! 1.Close your notebook. 2.Reflect on today’s lesson. 3.Write down everything you remember about historical immigration. 4.Compare at tables – who remembered the most!