1. CH 7 Section1 The New Immigrants
EQ= What were the Social, Political, and economical effects on Immigration?

2. Standards
SS10.2.1: Describe the Push Factors and Pull Factors of Immigrants
SS10.6: Students will demonstrate understating of culture as a system of believes, Knowledge and practices shared by a group

3. “Old immigrants”
Most immigrants before 1890: Protestants from Northern Europe
U.S. culture at that time reflected the traditions and beliefs of northern Europe.
Towns beginning with New:_______________ (York, Prague, Brighton, London, )
Few New Chiapas (Mexico), Tegucigalpa (Honduras), Quito (Equador), Manilla (Phillipines), Bejing (China), Kyoto (Japan), Novasibersk (Russia), Bagdad (Iraq)
Look in picture at family: values of caring for family, closeness, togetherness, handsome appeareance—not what you’re seeing at the Mall of America these days

4. “New Immigrants” Southern and Eastern Europeans Jews Catholics Asians
They were unskilled
They settled in cities

5. Push and Pull Factors Push Factors Political or Religious persecution
Refugees
War
Economic
Environmental
Pull Factors
Work
Family
Education
Quality of Life

6. Arrival
Ellis Island in the East (New York City)- This is where most people from Europe arrived.
Angel Island in the West (San Francisco)- This is were most people from Asia arrived.

7. Immigration Stations Government workers checked where they from
Also checked where they are going to work & live.
Doctors also examined them to make sure they didn’t have any diseases.
Any “defects” they were sent home
Almost all European immigrants were allowed to enter the U.S. initially.
Asians were limited more on Angel island
Quotas and harsher screening.

8. After Entering
Only 1/3 of the immigrants who came to the United States through Ellis Island
Immigrants were given tags.
This was for the conductor .
Nativism: favoritism toward native born Americans
A lot of racism happened.
Government stopped one race form entering.

9. Where Did They Settle?

10. Picture Bride Questions
What are some push and pull factors for the main Character? Why?
What was the culture that started off in the plantation era?
What are your feelings about ‘Picture Brides’ (not movie)
Compare and contrast push and pull factors from the film to immigrants from the US History.
Find three examples and explain them ( 1para) -