Chapter 4 Lessons 3, 4
Jan 05, 2016
Chapter 4Lessons 3, 4
Lesson 3: New Americans
NEW IMMIGRANTS
immigrant a person that has citizenship in one country, but enters another country to set up a permanent home.
After 1890, most immigrants came from the countries of northern Europe.
These countries included Austria-Hungary, Italy and Russia
Why did immigrants come to the United States?
To escape hunger and lack of jobs
The factories and farms of the United States offered the hope of an income, food and work
Other immigrants were escaping violence, war and unfairness
Jewish Immigrants
Jewish immigrants left Europe to escape mistreatment because of their religion.
Mary Antin
A young immigrant from Russia.
She and her family left Russia because she could not attend school because she was Jewish.
Why did immigrants come to the United States?
to find jobs
political and religious freedom
Adventure
Mostly, they came hoping for opportunities to make better lives for themselves and their families
Ellis Island
immigration station
located in New York City Harbor
a place immigrants had to go before getting permission to enter the country.
What happened at Ellis Island?
doctors checked immigrants for dangerous diseases
governments officials asked immigrants questions about where they were from, what kind of work they did, and where they planned to live.
immigrants would spend a day at Ellis Island before returning to New York City
Angel Island
immigration station in San Francisco Bay for immigrants from China.
In the 1900’s, there was a law that limited the number of Chinese immigrants who could enter the United States.
What happened at Angel Island?
They were asked questions and had to prove they had family members already living in the United States.
Immigrants were held at Angel Island until they could prove they had family members already living in the United States.
Many Chinese immigrants spent weeks or months on Angel Island
A New World
It was a new world for immigrants very different from the world they had left
Most immigrants came from small farming villages and now they were in big cities
Starting a New Life
The first thing that immigrants needed to do was find a place to live
Most went to neighborhoods were there were other people from their country
Finding Jobs
Second, they needed to find a job.
Some found work in the railroads, mines and factories
Others started their own businesses or sold goods through the use of Pushcarts
Prejudice
unfair negative opinion about a group of people.
for example, many immigrants were not offered jobs at places that showed prejudice.
Diversity
means variety or assortment
for example, more than half the people in most big American cities were immigrants or children of immigrants
More people of Irish background lived in New York City than in Dublin
Diversity
Los Angeles California had the world’s second largest Mexican population – second only to Mexico City, Mexico
These examples show how immigrants contributed to the diversity (variety) of the American population