Chapter 3

Lesson 1:

Moving to a New Community

Why People Move

• People move for:– A better job– An opportunity– A better life for their family– Seek freedom

• Religious• Government

– Safer community• Laws established

Lesson 2:

Learning New Customs

Moving to a New Country

• Immigrant– A person who moves into a country and

lives there• Custom

– A way of doing things

Ethnic Neighborhoods

• Ethnic group– People who have the same culture– Speak same language– Stores have food that they eat– Customs are of their home culture

• Exposed to new culture

New Communities Formed

• System of laws set– Make people feel safer

Lesson 3:

Where Did They Come From?

They Came Long Ago

• Ancestors– Relatives who lived long ago– Some came from Europe in the early

1900s.• Statue of Liberty

– In the harbor of New York City– Symbol of freedom to immigrants

A Nation of Immigrants

• Reasons – Freedom– Better opportunities– Food was scarce– Find jobs– Work on farms– No choice

A Nation of Immigrants

• Where they entered they United States– Ellis Island– Angel Island (San Francisco Bay)– Boston, MA– Galveston, TX– New Orleans, LA

An Immigrant Writer

• Famous immigrant writers– Write books and poems to share story

• Mary Antin– Moved to US from Russia– Settled in Boston with family– Wrote The Promised Land

An Immigrant Artist

• Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze– Moved to America from Germany– Lived in Philadelphia– Studied panting– Famous painting from 1851: Washington

Crossing the Delaware• In Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC

http://aphr.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/washington_crossing_the_delaware.jpg

Lesson 4:

A New Life in America

A New Life

• Immigrants had to:– Learn new language– Find homes– Find jobs– Learn skills to do work

Citizen

• An official member of a community• Help make decisions that affect the

community by voting

Education Past and Present

• Foreign schools different– Start at younger age– Taught different things– Learned native language– Learned about their country’s history

Education Past and Present

• In the United States:– Learned about way of life and

government– Learned math and science– Learned English

Sharing Cultures

• 1900s- Ethnic neighborhoods grew– NYC– Boston– San Francisco

• Cultures mix– Games– Songs– Foods

Migration

• Moving from one part of a country to live in another part

Moving North

• Great Migration– 1900– African Americans moving North for a

better life– Moved to NYC, Chicago, and Pittsburg– Looked for jobs in factories

African American Culture

• Brought culture with them• Produced great works

– Musicians– Writers– Artists