1. Why Europeans Immigrated to the United States US History

2. Learning Target I will identify reasons for European immigration to the United States.

3. I. Difficulties Push People from Europe A.Push Factors 1.Push factors are problems that cause people to move. 2.Two major push factors caused Europeans to emigrate to the United States.

4. I. Difficulties Push People from Europe A.Push Factors 2. Major push factors caused Europeans to emigrate to the United States. A.Population growth 1. Crowded cities, lack of jobs, and food shortages B.Hunger 1.Scarcity of suitable land to grow crops 2.Irish potato famine C.Religious persecution

5. II. Opportunities Pull Europeans to the US A.Pull Factor 1.Pull factors are attractions that draw them to another place. 2.Many pull factors brought Europeans to the US 1.Democratic Society A. Many longed to live in a country where they had opportunity to achieve their dreams. 2.Ample Farmland

6. II. Opportunities Pull Europeans to the US A.Pull Factor 2.Many pull factors brought Europeans to the US 3.Booming industry A. Offered jobs to unskilled workers 4.Personal Communication from relatives A.American letters – letters back to the old country

7. III. Improvements Make Immigration Easier A.Transportation 1.Most immigrants crossed the Atlantic by steamship. A.Cut travel time from a 3 month voyage to a journey of 2 weeks. B.Steerage – open area below the main deck