Today, you will be able to: Identify the economic factors of urbanization and explain their reasons for immigration

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1 Tday, yu will be able t: Identify the ecnmic factrs f urbanizatin and explain their reasns fr immigratin

2 Instructins: 1. Read each Immigratin grup 2. Explain their reasns t migrate 3. Cmplete Immigratin cards 4. Create yur pstcard explain the culture influences tday

3 Page Industrial Revlutin Vcabulary

4 Page 63 I.R. Vcabulary I.R. Vcabulary Page 64

5 Industrial Revlutin Vcabulary Pages I.R. Timeline Vc. Industrializatin Mass Prductin Cttage industries Urbanizatin Immigratin Innvatins I.R. Push/Pull Vc. Pull Factr Hmeland Push Factr Migrate Famine I.R. Inventins Vc. Transprtatin Cmmunicatin Lcmtive Transcntinental Canal Efficient Harvest

6 Pull Factr Pages The reasns why peple mve t new lcatins

7 Hmeland Pages The cuntry yu are were brn

8 Push Factr Pages Reasns why peple leave their hmeland

9 Migrate Pages Mvement f peple frm ne place t anther

10 Famine Pages Extreme shrtage (ran ut) f fd

11 German Immigrants We left Germany t seek plitical freedm

12 German Push Factr What is the push factr fr German Immigrants? What was happening in Germany that cause Germans t leave? A large number f Germans began leaving their hmeland fr America. Sme Germans came fr plitical reasns. A revlutin fr natinal unity failed in Germany, leading sme Germans t flee.

13 German Pull Factr What is the pull factr fr Germans? What in Germany that did nt have enugh f? Even mre German immigrants came fr ecnmic pprtunities. Germany s ppulatin was grwing and there was nt enugh land r jbs t satisfy the needs fr many German families.

14 German Migratin Where did the German immigrants migrate t? Which states are the Midwest? Between 1830 and 1880, mre than ne quarter f all immigrants t the U.S. were German. Sme went t cities in the Nrthwest, like New Yrk. Others settled in the Midwestern states like Ohi, Michigan, and Wiscnsin.

15 Germans Hardships German immigrants als faced many difficulties when they arrived. Mst spke nly German. They had a hard time cmmunicating in English. Many German mved t rural areas t becme farmers. What are the hardships that Germans faced? What kind f talents did the Germans have? Thse wh settled in big cities ften lived in vercrwded hmes. Many were skilled craftsmen wh brught their talents t America. Mst f the immigrants wrked s hard t they can prvide fr

16 Irish Immigrants We left Ireland because f the Ptat Famine

17 The Irish Ptat Famine led t a massive increase in Irish immigratin t the U.S. By 1870, 1 ut f every 5 peple in New Yrk City had been brn in Ireland. Irish Push Factr What is the push factr f the Irish? What is the Irish Ptat Famine? In 1845, a new disease struck the ptat crp in Ireland. Large number f peple in Ireland lived n ptates and had n fd. During this perid, ver a millin Irish peple starved t death.

18 Irish Pull Factr What are the skills that the Irish have? What was the pull factr fr the Irish? Mst Irish immigrants wrked n farms in Ireland, many mved int cramped and unsanitary apartments in cites like New Yrk, Philadelphia, and Bstn. Since mst f these immigrants lacked mney, educatin and skills, they tk jbs as labrers and servants. The Irish came t America fr ecnmic pprtunities t survive frm famine.

19 Irish Hardships What did the Irish face living in America? Hw were the Irish discriminated? Irish immigrants faced a series f hardships. One f the mst serius hardships Irish immigrants faced was ethnic prejudice. Many Americans discriminated against them because f their Cathlic religin. Emplyers ften refused t hire Irish immigrants.

20 Irish Scial Cmmunity T deal with these prblems, Irish immigrants frmed scieties, published newspapers in their native language, stated their wn cmmunity libraries, and fund supprt frm the lcal Cathlic Church. What did the Irish frm t deal with the prblems f discriminatin?

21 We came t America t supprt ur families in China Chinese Immigrants

22 Chinese Pull Factr What is the pull factr fr the Chinese? Hw many wrkers helped n the railrad? The cmpletin f the railrad greatly changed the natin. Many f the labrers wrking n the Transcntinental Railrad n the Califrnia side were the Chinese immigrants. The number f wrkers frm China rse t a high f 12,000 in 1868, making up abut 80% f the railrad cnstructin wrkfrce.

23 Chinese Push Factr What is the Chinese push factr? What pressured the Chinese t accept lw wages? Disrder and pverty (pr) in China drve many f them t emigrate t Califrnia. These immigrants received frm $26 t $35 a mnth fr a 12 hur-day, 6-day wrk week, and they even had t prvide their wn fd and tents. Sme Chinese labrers wh came t U.S. send mney back t China t supprt their families there and repay their vyage debt. These pressures left them little

24 Chinese Hardships As the numbers f Chinese labrers increased, s did the ethnic discriminatin. As the ppulatin grew, Califrnia legislatin aimed t limit future immigratin f Chinese wrkers t the U.S. Rising scial tensins ranged frm requiring special license fr Chinese business r wrkers preventing naturalizatin (t becme a Chinese-American). What hardships did the Chinese faced? What were the raising scial tensins?

25 Chinese Scial Cmmunity What did the Chinese frm t ver cme discriminatin? T ver cme discriminatin in America, Chinatwns were frmed. This is where Chinese immigrants can reserve their heritage and speaking language withut being discriminated. Mst f the street signs are in their native language. Fresh markets and symblic buildings resembles their culture.

26 Largest Chinatwns are San Francisc, Ls Angeles, and New Yrk City.

27 The Melting Pt Cnnect t Tday Hw d we respect ther cultures tday?