why they’ve come to america…. to escape poverty to escape poverty to escape religious or...

Why they’ve come to Why they’ve come to America…America…

• To escape povertyTo escape poverty

• To escape Religious or To escape Religious or Political PersecutionPolitical Persecution

• Economic OpportunitiesEconomic Opportunities

The old and the NewOld immigrants-Old immigrants- From Northern and Western From Northern and Western EuropeEurope 1776-19001776-1900 Came to Came to becomebecome AmericansAmericans

New Immigrants-New Immigrants- From Southern and Eastern From Southern and Eastern EuropeEurope Early 1900sEarly 1900s During “the great wave” of During “the great wave” of immigrationimmigration

They held tightly They held tightly to to old culturesold cultures

The Statue of Liberty

• A birthday present from FranceA birthday present from France• Originally built in FranceOriginally built in France• Shipped in pieces to New York CityShipped in pieces to New York City

• Completed in 1885Completed in 1885• Made of copperMade of copper

Ellis Island• Located in the New York HarborLocated in the New York Harbor• Place where immigrants would Place where immigrants would

register their arrivalregister their arrival

Angel Island• Located in the San Francisco BayLocated in the San Francisco Bay• Place where most Asian Place where most Asian immigrants immigrants would register would register

Pressure on Immigrants once they arrive in the United States

• Melting Pot– A mixture of people of different cultures and

races who blend together by abandoning their native languages and customs

• Pressure to Assimilate– Absorb and integrate into American society

and culture

However, not all immigrants have wished to give up their cultural identities

• As immigration increased, strong anti-immigration feelings emerged

Nativism Distrust of foreignersDistrust of foreigners

Chinese Exclusion Act Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)(1882) Banned Chinese immigration for Banned Chinese immigration for 10 years10 years Chinese immigrants were denied Chinese immigrants were denied citizenshipcitizenship