Transcript Chapter 4, Lesson 3 New Americans

Chapter 4, Lesson 3
New Americans
Mr. Julian’s 5th Grade class
Places
 Ellis Island
 Angel Island
People
 Mary Antin
Vocabulary
 Prejudice
 Diversity
New Immigrants
 23 million immigrants arrived in America
between 1880 – 1920
 The U.S. had only 50 million people in 1880,
so the immigrants accounted for 1/3 of the
population.
 Before 1890 most immigrants came from
England, Germany, and Sweden.
 After 1890 most immigrants came from Italy,
Austria-Hungary, and Russia.
New Immigrants
 People also moved from Canada, Mexico,
Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Others came to the
U. S. from China, Japan, and the Philippines.
 Immigrants came for different reasons.
 Many were escaping poverty, hunger, or lack
of jobs.
 From many the farms and factories in the
U. S. offered hope of income, food, and work.
New Immigrants
 Many Jewish immigrants escaped Europe
due to mistreatment because of their religion.
 Mary Antin was not allowed to attend school
because she was Jewish.
 Most immigrants did not expect to find riches
but they did expect jobs, political and
religious freedoms.
 They came hoping for opportunities to make
their lives better.
Ellis Island
 Ships that traveled from Europe arrived in
New York City.
 From the ship the immigrants boarded a ferry
to Ellis Island.
 This small island in New York Harbor was an
immigration station – a place immigrants had
to go before getting permission to enter the
country.
Ellis Island
 At Ellis Island, doctors checked immigrants
for dangerous diseases.
 Officials asked questions about where they
were from, what job did they do, and where
they planed to live.
 Immigrants often spent an entire day waiting
in long lines.
 Once the exams were over, they took another
ferry back to New York City to begin their new
lives.
Angel Island
 For immigrants from China, Japan, and Korea
the first stop was Angel Island.
 At the time there was a limit to how many
Chinese could enter the U.S.
 To enter, Chinese had to prove they already
had family in the U.S.
 Inspectors asked many questions of the
immigrants.
 They would ask a son these questions and then
ask the father the same questions and compare
the answers.
Angel Island
 Many immigrants spent weeks or months at
Angel Island.
 Despite the poor treatment, all wanted to stay
in the U.S.
A New World
 Many new immigrants left their immigration
station and arrived in a new big city.
 Most immigrants came from small villages
and farms, so the new surroundings were
very different.
 All immigrants needed to do two things right
away: find a place to live and find job.
 Those who did not know anyone in the U.S.
typically moved into neighborhoods with
people also from their own country.
A New World
 Living in a community where the language and
traditions were familiar made it a little easier to
adjust to life in a new country.
 After finding a place to live, most immigrants
began looking for work.
 Many found jobs on railroads, factories, and
mines.
 Some began their own business.
A New World
 Many neighborhood streets were lined with
pushcarts and crowded with shoppers with
many different languages spoken.
 Once the immigrants found a place to live
and a job, most went looking to fulfill their
dreams.
 Many immigrants faced the hardships of
prejudice.
 Prejudice is an unfair negative opinion about
a group of people.
A New World
 The immigrants tried to get ahead.
 Many had to work 12 hour days plus go to
school at night to learn English.
 This made for very long days and it was hard
to do well in school after working.
 No mater how hard, they understood the
value of an education and hard work.
Immigration and Diversity
 From the 1880’s – 1920’s more immigrants
came to the U.S. than any other time in
history.
 Immigrants understood that life would be
difficult.
 They also know that the U.S. would offer
many freedoms.
 The immigrants made up most of the
population of many big cities.
Immigration and Diversity
 Immigrants contributed to the diversity of the
American population.
 Diversity is a variety of different people.
 Finally, in 1924, the U.S. put into effect new
laws that would limit immigration.
Review Questions
 How were Ellis Island and Angel Island
similar? How were they different?
 How did prejudice create problems for some
immigrants?