Immigration to the United States in the Mid-19 th Century.
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Immigration to the United States in the Mid-19th
Century
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Why do people immigrate?
Are they pushed out by something?
Or are they pulled in by something?
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What pulls people to immigrate to another country?
JobsFreedoms (political)Freedoms (religious)Family already thereNew startAdventure
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What pushes people to immigrate to another country?
Religious persecutionWarDon’t like the political system or leaderFamine (not enough food)Poverty – lack of opportunity (no jobs)
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Pull Factors: Why did people want to come to America?
Cheap labor needed for:
• factory work• building railroads• building canals
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Push Factors: Why did people leave their European homelands?
Instability in Europe:• revolutions (esp. Germany)• famine (esp. Ireland)
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Which do you think results in MORE immigration:
push or pull?
Think, Pair, Share:
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Immigration to the United States, 1820s-1840s
Write a sentence that explains the chart.
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Immigration to the United States, 1821-1860
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Write a sentence or two that explain the chart.
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Potato Famine in Ireland¾ crops (wheat, barley, rye) grown
to sell to the British
¼ crops grown for the Irish to eat (potatoes)
Irish Population
1844 8,400,000
1851 6,600,000
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Good luck in America!
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New Cultures Clash!Established Americans New Immigrants
Most were Protestant Most were Roman Catholic
Middle-class Americans were likely to drink only in private, if at all.
Working-class men would go to taverns after work to gather and drink socially.
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Immigrants Face Hostility and Discrimination
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Anti-Catholicism
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Reasons for Immigrant Tensions
1. Irish immigrants were very poor – WHY?
2. Many took jobs for less money than established Americans – WHY?
3. Irish were often hired as strike-breakers – WHY?
4. Irish men replaced “mill girls” – WHY?
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5. Fear of Immigrant Voters
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Rise of Nativism
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"Riot at Hoboken, May 1, 1851"