1. Happy Friday 12.3 EQ Summary - Describe the slave system in the south – – Yes I know this is not a question – just do it

2. Ch. 13.1 – Immigration & Urban Challenges EQ: What was city life like in 1800’s America?

3. Partner Work Create 3 columns on your poster paper Brainstorm and write as much information as you can think of without opening the book Push Factors = things that cause a person to want to leave their country (pushing them out) Pull Factors = things that cause a person to want to go to a certain country (pulling them in) Problems for Immigrants = problems immigrants may face once they get to their new country Push FactorsPull FactorsProblems for Immigrants

4. Immigrants Arrive Mostly from Europe Fleeing economic & political problems Irish left because of the “Potato Famine” Most Irish moved to cities Germans left because of the failed German Revolution & for better opportunities Most Germans moved to rural farms Immigrants faced discrimination – Nativists feared they would lose their jobs to immigrants – Nativists feared the new cultures – Immigrants were often a different religion than Nativists

5. Anti-Immigration Movements Nativists – people who opposed immigrants Know-Nothing Party – political party that made citizenship more difficult

6. Growth of Cities Cities grew due to : – Transportation Revolution – Industrial Revolution – Immigrants Middle class – a new socio-economic class of people (professionals, master craftspeople, merchants) Cities: – Entertainment – Culture – Concerts/clubs/libraries – Crowded – Lack of safe housing – Tenements – lack of clean water – Garbage – human waste – Crime – fire