Patterns of Immigration

6.4.1 Identify patterns of immigration and the causal factors that led to immigration to the United

States of America (i.e., crop famines, European social and political unrest, religious freedom).

US History Bellwork 250 Days until the US History EOC

• The photgraph to the right most likely depicts

A. the South’s late 19th century economy

B. urbanizationC. isolationismD. the Great Depression

Urbanization

Objectives for Learning

• Objective: 6.4.1 - Identify patterns of immigration and the causal factors that led to immigration to the United States of America

• Procedure: – Brief introduction– Patterns of Immigration Map Activity– Review Questions from pages 128 - 133

Old vs. New Immigrants

• Prior to 1870 most immigrants came from Northern & Western Europe

• After 1870 most immigrants came from Southern & Eastern Europe

• Most were unskilled and poor and moved to cities instead of farms

Push & Pull Factors• Many factors cause people to

move to a new country – most are divided into PUSH & PULL factors

• Push – make people want to leave home:– Famine– War – Persecution

• Pull – make people WANT to come here:– Economic opportunity– jobs– Religious freedom

Common Themes

• Tough decision to leave home and a difficult journey

• Difficulties of learning a new language

• Difficulties of adjusting to a new culture

Opportunities & Challenges

• Where do you live?• How do you find a job?• How hard will it be to

learn a new language – how might that hinder your search for a home and work?

• Many Americans don’t want you – how do you deal with the hostility?

Immigrants Change America

• Fueled industrial growth• Created a more diverse

electorate that put people like them into government office

• Created new issues for government to deal with

• Increased cultural diversity

Patterns of Immigration Map Activity

Checklist for Success

Review Questions

1. What were the “new immigrants” that were coming to America? (page 128)

• Wrong way to answer:– They were people who came here from southern and eastern

Europe after 1870.• Best way to answer:

– The “new immigrants” coming to America were largely immigrants from southern and eastern Europe that began arriving in the United States after 1870. They mostly settled in cities and were often unskilled laborers. Many were Catholic or Jewish and spoke languages other than English. The countries they came from were: Italy, Greece, Poland, Hungary, and Russia.

Closure Question

• In the last 1800s how did political and social unrest in Europe affect the United States?A. United States military forces were deployed in

EuropeB. European nations requested mediation led by the

United StatesC. European immigrants sought refuge in the United

StatesD. United States political influence declined in Europe