History New Immigrants Quiz

process of assimilating immigrants into becoming American by offering classes such as ESL, adopting American Culture

Americanization

the name given to cities where different nationalities blended together to make one culture

Melting Pot

the belif that native-born Americans were superior, fueling resentment

Nativism

Primarily from northern and western Europe

"Old" Immigrants

majority "Old" were

Protestants

"Old" came as

families

"Old" Often settled on

farms

Typically saved money for the trip and had a

skill/trade and educated

From southern and eastern Europe

"New" Immigrants (After 1880s)

"new" struggled to

adapt to American culture

"New" Differences in:

1. language

2. religion

3. social status

Worsening Events which took place in the native countries of immigrants which led them to immigrate to the U.S.

Push Factors

Examples of these events are:

- unemployment

- famine

- warefare

- persecution

Attractive oppertunites that led people to the United States:

pull factors

Examples of these attractive oppertunies:

Homestead Act

employment in American cities and railroads

freedom of religion, voting, and speech

Cheap land in the American West

1862 Homestead Act

Ellis Island location

New York Harbor

Who would come through there?

immigrants from Europe, Africa, or the Caribbean

Ellis Island Entry Requirements:

1. Be healthy

2. Not a criminal/wanted person in country of origin

Angel Island Location

San Francisco Bay

Primary Focus on Angel Island

Filtering unwanted immigrants from Asia and Pacific Islands

Specific Challenges Angel Island

Chinese immigrants faced significant barriers

based on ethnic or religious identity, provided social services and financial assistance

Americanization programs

example of an Americanization program

settlement houses

children became more americanized as parents

held onto their traditions

competition for jobs between native-born and foreign-born Americans led to

a rise in Nativism

limiting Chinese immigration and laborers

Chinese Exclusion Act

Despite opposition, immigrants transformed

American society

How did immigrants transform American society?

They fueled industrial growth, acquired citizenship, elected politicians, and made their traditions a part of American Culture.

Chinese, Irish, and Mexican Americans built

railroads

Equally as important, immigrants worked in

coal mines, steel mills, textile mills, and factories.

Immigrant women worked in factories too, as

seamstresses and as laundresses

Though the conditions were harsh and they received few benefits, immigrants' labor helped the United States become

a world power and expanded the definition of American