immigration in the u.s.. i. waves of immigration colonial immigration: 1600s - 1700s old...
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A. Where they came from Old Immigration Northern and Western Europe (Ireland, Germany, Scandinavia) New Immigration Southern and Eastern Europe (Italy, Poland, Russia) East Asia (China, Japan)TRANSCRIPT
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Immigration in the U.S.
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I. Waves of Immigration Colonial Immigration: 1600s - 1700s
“Old” Immigration: 1787-1850
“New” Immigration: 1850-1924
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A. Where they came from Old Immigration
Northern and Western Europe (Ireland, Germany, Scandinavia)
New Immigration Southern and Eastern
Europe (Italy, Poland, Russia)
East Asia (China, Japan)
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B. Reasons for Immigration Economic opportunity Irish: famine Germans: political
revolution
Italians: economic opportunity
Russian and Polish Jews: escape anti-Semitism, religious persecution
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C. Areas of Settlement Irish: Northeastern
cities (Boston, New York)
Germans and Scandinavians: Midwest
Eastern and Southern Europeans: Eastern cities, centers of industry
Asians: West coast
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D. Nativism: Belief in the superiority of one’s home country; desire to restrict immigration and the rights of immigrants
Know Nothing Party: discriminated against Catholics
“Irish need not apply”
Chinese Exclusion Act – limited Chinese immigration
Gentlemen’s Agreement – limited Japanese immigration
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II. Theories of Immigration “Melting Pot” Theory – people from
various cultures formed a unique American culture. Individual groups aren’t easily distinguishable.
Assimilation – Immigrant cultures disappeared into an already existing American culture
Pluralism (Salad Bowl Theory) – Groups do not lose their distinctive characteristics. Each group contributes in different ways to society.