1. Immigration and Urbanization

2. They came, they saw, they… Immigrants Who here is American, and what does it mean?

3. Why the spike in 1860 & 1910?

4. Turn-of-the-Century Immigration to the United States 49% 27% 24% 18% 11% 71% Eastern and Southern Europe Eastern and Southern Europe Rest of the World Northwestern Europe Northwestern Europe Percent of Immigrants by Region and Origin

5. Coming to America!

13. The “dumbbell” tenement

14. Hypocrites

15. California, why?

16. Are we still this America? What is the meaning of the poem? " Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” What does the line say about Immigrants to America? What problems were immigrants facing in the old country?

18. What fears do they have?

19. Nativist Activism American Protective Association - 1887 Chinese Exclusion Act - 1882 Literacy tests added 1917 Immigration Act of 1924 –(National Origins Act) –Est. Quota %’s Immigration Act 1929 –Capped at 150,000

20. Positives and Negatives Immigration (+) New Talents and Skills Diversity Freedom Land of Opportunity Goodwill with other countries History of Immigration (-) Disease Criminals, Radicals, Terrorists Change American Culture Loss of jobs and opportunity Racial Backlash