1. Please write down the
the first thing that comes into your mind when you see each of the following pictures

8. Chapter 14, Section 1, pages 407-412 THE HOPES OF IMMIGRANTS

9. 14.1 The Hope of Immigrants Emigrants Immigrants
Someone who comes to a new country
Someone who leaves a country

10. Why Do People Move? 1820’s – 1860’s

11. Why Do People Move? 1820’s – 1860’s
Pull Factors: Factors that PULL people to a location

12. Why Do People Move? 1820’s – 1860’s
Push Factors: Factors that PUSH people OUT of an area

13. Why Do People Move? 1820’s – 1860’s
In the U.S. most immigrants came from the continent of EUROPE.

14. Why Do People Move? 1820’s – 1860’s
Many immigrants chose to live in areas of the U.S. that had conditions and climates that were similar to their HOME COUNTIRES

15. Scandinavians Left Growing poverty Chose regions that felt familiar,
especially Minnesota and Wisconsin.

16. Germans
Move throughout the US
Successful in many different jobs
Creates many changes in the new American culture.

17. Irish
Many flee the 1845 potato famine
Many poor had to settle in port cities where ships docked.
Irish competed with free blacks for jobs nobody else wanted.

18. #EarlyAmericanImmigrantProblems
Many Immigrants choose to live in Cities in the North

19. #EarlyAmericanImmigrantProblems
With this fast urban growth of immigrants, many U.S. cities were unable to SUPPORT THEM

20. #EarlyAmericanImmigrantProblems
Not Enough Police 
High Crime

21. #EarlyAmericanImmigrantProblems
Poor Living Conditions  Increase of Diseases and Illnesses

22. #EarlyAmericanImmigrantProblems
Not enough place to live  High Housing Costs

23. Nativists: people born in America who
want to eliminate foreign influence

24. #EarlyAmericanImmigrantProblems
Start the “KNOW – NOTHING” Party

25. #EarlyAmericanImmigrantProblems
Start the “KNOW – NOTHING” Party Designed to stop immigrants from having a voice and power in politics.

27. America’s growing problems
Want to blame
Immigrants
For many of
America’s growing problems