Immigration Chapter 6 Section 1
Pre-1890 Immigration Western and Northern Europeans
Post 1890 Immigration Southern and Eastern Europeans
Why They Came Push With a partner, come up with three things that pushed Europeans out of their countries Pull Come up with three things that pulled Europeans to the U.S.
How did they get here? Steerage
Ellis Island Arrival Point for Europeans
Ghettoes Ethnic Neighborhoods Little Italy, Little Havana, Dutch Hill
Jacob Riis Danish journalist and photographer Observed life in the ghettoes
Chinese Immigrants Why did they come? Push Pull
Chinese Immigrants Dreams vs. Reality
Asian Immigration Japanese Immigrants Why did they come? Push Pull 1898
Angel Island
Nativism Hostility toward immigrants
Catholics
Jobs Workingman’s Party Wanted to limit immigration
Chinese Exclusion Act Passed 1882 In place until 1943
Gentlemen’s Agreement 1906: San Francisco segregated schools Riots erupt in Japan Agreed to desegregate if Japan would stop emigration