1. Immigration

2. Immigration Old Immigrants (Before 1880)
Generally came to the use to escape religious and political persecution.
Often from Northwest Europe: Ireland and England.
Generally spoke English and had a decent education.

3. Immigration New Immigrants (1880-1924)
Generally came from Southern and East Europe: Austria-Hungary, Italy, Russia, and Greece.
Tended to be of non-Protestant faith.
Did not speak English and were education.
Most Came for economic purposes vs religious purposes.

4. Immigration Steerage: Ellis Island
the part of a ship providing accommodations for passengers with the cheapest tickets:
Ellis Island
Location most immigrants landed so they could be processed for admission into the United States.

5. Immigration Problems Immigrates Faced Ghettos:
Unfamiliar with the American customs
Could only find employment at unskilled jobs for long hours and low pay.
Ghettos:
Settlements of immigrants in urban neighborhoods with other immigrants of the same nationality.

6. Immigration Americanized: Assimilation:
Assimilation into the mainstream American society by learning its values and behaviors.
Assimilation:
The process of becoming part of the larger culture.

7. Lecture Quiz: What is Steerage? What happened on Ellis Island?
Why did immigrants choose to stay in “ghettos”?
Define Americanization?
Complete the Venn Diagram

9. Immigration Factors leading to Chinese Immigration:
“Push”: Warfare and hard economic times in China.
“Pull”: The discovery of gold in California.

10. Immigration Chinese Exclusion Act: (1882)
Law passed that placed a ban on Chinese immigrants to the United State for ten years.
Law was renewed several times.
Eventually the law was amended so Chinese who left could never return.

11. Immigration Angel Island:
Immigration process station located in San Francisco similar to Ellis Island.
Condition on Angel Island were much wore than Ellis Island.

12. Immigration Factors leading to Japanese Immigration:
“Push”: Changes in Japanese government.
“Pull”: Greater freedom and economic opportunities.

13. Immigration Gentlemen's Agreement
Agreement between the U.S. and Japanese government preventing further immigration of workers from Japan
Exception was made for the wives of current Japanese in the U.S.

14. Immigration: Nativism:
The believe that native-born Americans were superior to other, and that immigrants and their diverse cultural influences were undesirable