1. LEQ: What was life in the United States like for new immigrants?

2. Questions to think about
What is an immigrant?
What does industry mean?
What is a push factor?
What is a pull factor?

3. Favoring the original native group over immigrants
Nativism
Favoring the original native group over immigrants

4. Nativism Americans did not welcome newcomers
Many feared for their jobs

6. Irish Immigrants Pushes Pulls Great Irish Famine Jobs
Better economic opportunities

7. German Immigrants Pushes Pulls Land Business Opportunities
Scarcity of jobs
Escape military service
Land
Business Opportunities

8. Irish Immigration
Controversial-Catholic religion

9. Know-Nothings Secret organization Anti-immigrant
American Party (political)

10. Urban Working Class Tenements- crowded apartment buildings
President Van Buren limits work day to 10 hours