1. Which cities in America did your immigrant group migrate to from their original country? Why do you think immigrants settled in those particular cities in America? The Industrial American City -New York population was 3.4 million by Cleveland, Detrt, and Pitts 500,000 -Chicago 1.7 million by mill in in 1900 U.S. Migration from New York to Midwestern Industrial cities = Detroit, Pittsburg, Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati Urban transformation ’s = Cleveland =62% -New York =88% -Chicago = 91%
How did the immigrants make a living, or what type of work/jobs did they get in America? Examples from Research =
During , in what ways were their cultures different from American culture? Old Immigrant Group most immigrants came from Northern and Western Europe including mass exodus from south & east Europe = 25,000,000 British Islands, Scandinavia & Germany - peak = 1.25 million in 1907 Examples of cultural differences from Research = New Immigrant Group most came from Southern & Eastern Europe = -each group created ethnically homogeneous neighborhoods Examples = Chinatown, Little Italy, Over-the Rhine, Pittsburghs Polish Neighborhood w/ a polish newspaper, food & religion Examples from Research =
Immigrant Experience in America
Why did emigrants leave (emigrate) their countries? Push Factors Command Economies Limited freedoms Famine Over-population High taxes Russian Revolution WWI & WWII
Why did immigrants come to America (into)? Pull Factors Individual freedoms Private property Free-enterprise Freedom of religios practice American Dream =