1. Immigration

2. Where did they come from?  English Africans  ScotsSpaniards  WelshFrenchmen  IrishGreeks  GermanJapanese  ItaliansFilipinos  PolesPuerto Ricans

3. Why did they come?  Jobs  Education  Food - Famine  Family  Opportunities  Freedom  Religion

4. Ellis Island  First Stop  Uncertainty  Physical Examination  Other exams  Name changing

5. Where did they Settle?  Major Cities  New York  Chicago  Philadelphia  Detroit  Cleveland  Boston  San Francisco

6. Treatment  Discrimination  Poor housing -Tenements  Bad pay  Positive opportunities as well

7. Discrimination  Nativism: Strong anti-immigration feelings  Religion – Catholics (Irish and Germans) & Jews  Take Jobs  Chinese  1870 – Law passed making it impossible for Chinese immigrants to become American citizens.  Chinese Exclusion Act: No Chinese immigrants allowed into the U.S. – lasted 60 years

8. Becoming American First Generation Stuck to their old ways and traditions. Were pressured to become “American” Second Generation Public schools helped immigrant children learn English and become more comfortable in the United States. Conflicts between children and parents.

9. Third Generation  Grandchildren  Fully comfortable in America  Fewer conflicts with identity  Some still spoke the old language,but most speak English.