1. Why Europeans Immigrated
“Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…”
Where did immigrants come from?

3. Push / Pull Factors What is a push / pull factor?
Pogroms – organized, anti-Jewish attacks
PULL: ____________________________________________________________________
“land of milk and honey…streets paved with gold…”

4. The Trip What too three months now took two weeks due to steamships
Seasickness, spoiled food and filthy toilets
Separation on the ship by class
What did third class passengers face?

5. Ellis Island “_____________________” _______________________
Marked clothing with chalk (L,H,X and E)
Faced possible deportation
_______________________
“Do you have work waiting for you?” / Foran Act of 1885
About 2% of immigrants were denied entry
Ride on ferry to NYC

6. Urban Populations Explode
Most immigrants settled in places like ____________________________________________________________________
Lived in areas with those who spoke the same language

7. American Response
New immigrants had to “find their own way” financially
Who could they rely on?
“pass the hat”
________________________– established as a community center to help guide immigrants
Political Bosses –
Assimilation / Americanization
Happened with children at school, needing to fit in

8. American Response Cultural differences created backlash
Anarchy / Socialism
_________________spreads like wildfire
Religious and cultural differences and economic downturn fueled the fire
By the ______________Congress had passed legislation to slow immigration
Became based on quota: ______________________

9. Immigration from Asia Chinese “could never be Americanized”
__________________towards Chinese
Economic woes blamed on Chinese
_____________________________(1882) – no immigration of Chinese for 10 years

10. Angel Island “Ellis Island of the West” Detained for questioning
Asked extremely specific questions to prevent Chinese from forging their way into the country
Could be detained for weeks, months, even years
Angel Island = miserable place

11. Other Asian Immigrant Groups
Immigrants came as farm laborers and service industry workers from:
Korea, Philippines, and Japan
Anti-Asian feelings caused segregation – led to a __________________________________between TR and Japan
Japanese allowed emigrants, with certain family demands