Coming to America Immigration to the United States in the 1800s

Push/Pull factors Push factors are the forces that drive a person out of their native lands. 1.Population growth 2.Agricultural changes 3.Crop failures 4.Industrial Revolution 5.Religious and political turmoil Pull factors are the forces that attract them to a new place. 1.Money (opportunities) 2.Freedom 3.Space

Immigrant Groups who came to the U.S ScandinaviansGermans IrishChinese Push factor – growing poverty They settled in Midwest especially Minnesota & Wisconsin Push factors – weak economy, religious persecution of German Jews, crop failure among other things Germans settled in the Midwest and Texas. Christmas trees, kindergarten, hamburgers & hot dogs(frankfurter) Push factors – Potato Famine, & religious persecution Many Irish were poor farmers, they took the lowest paying jobs and lived in cities, they helped build the Transcontinental Railroad. St. Patrick’s Day is a major celebration in the U.S because of the Irish. Push factor – poor economic conditions in rural China The Chinese helped build the Transcontinental Railroad. The Chinese mainly settled in the West, especially California. They often faced discrimination and settled in the inner cities like San Francisco and other major cities, think of China towns.

Examples of Nativist attitudes towards immigrants

The Problems that came because of Immigration

Scandinavians Germans Irish Chinese Growing poverty Immigration 1800s push factor pull factor Cheap landSettled in Midwest Minnesota & Wisconsin push factor Religious persecution potato famine weak economy pull factor