Intro to Immigration

Intro to
Immigration

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When you think of
Immigration, what
comes to mind?

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When you think of Immigration, what comes to mind?

What is an immigrant?

⦿ An immigrant is someone who was born in one

country but moved to another country to live.

⦿ America is referred to as a melting pot because

it is a nation of immigrants

Where did immigrants come from?

⦿ Early 1800s: Most

came from
northern and
western Europe
› Spoke English
› Protestant religion
› Familiar with

democracy

⦿ Late 1800s: Most “new

immigrants” were from
southern and eastern
European nations.

› Spoke different

languages

› Many were Jewish and

Catholic

› Used to tyranny,

socialism, communism

1820-1880

Early 1800’s -

“Old Immigrants”

1880-1930 “New Immigrants”

Late 1800’s -

“New Immigrants”

Categorize

Options (16)

Spoke english

Protestant religion

From Northern Europe

From Western Europe

Democracy

Jewish and Catholic

Did not speak English

Communism

From Southern Europe

From Eastern Europe

Germany

Italy

Ireland

Great Britain

Austria-Hungary

Russia

Organize these options into the right categories about Old and New Immigrants

"Old" Immigrants (Early 1800s)

"New" Immigrations (Late 1800s)

Top 3 Countries of "Old" Immigrants

Top 3 Countries of "New" Immigrants

Immigrants to America 1880-1915

Are you surprised by the
amount of people who

wanted to come to America?

Why or why not?

Open Ended

Are you surprised by the amount of people that wanted to come to America? Explain

Emigrant vs. Immigrant

⦿ An emigrant leaves his or her own

country to live somewhere else.
› If you left Germany to live

somewhere else, you would be
considered a German emigrant.
This person is emigrating from
Germany.

⦿ An immigrant is new to this country

because he or she has come to the
country from some other country. An
immigrant is a person who once resided
somewhere else and now lives in your
country.
› If someone moves to the U.S. from

another country, he or she immigrated
to the United States.

Emigrant vs. Immigrant

HINT:

Emigrant = Exited = FROM

Immigrant = Into = TO

Drag and Drop

John left Switzerland to live in the Unites States. He ​ ​

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from Switzerland.

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emigrated

immigrated

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Carrie is from Germany. She ​

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to the United States

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immigrated

emigrated

Use emigrated with an E when talking about where the emigrant is traveling FROM

Emigrated

Use Immigrated with and I when talking about where the immigrant is traveling TO.

Immigrated

Remember

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Heinrich is from Germany. He ​

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from Germany.

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emigrated

immigrated

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Ana, a Scottish born citizen, ​

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to the United States.

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immigrated

emigrated

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Jean Baptiste Vivier was born in France and ​

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to the United States.

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immigrated

emigrated

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Friedrich was born in Austria and then moved to the United States. He is an Austrian ​

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emigrant

immigrant

Why did they leave their homes?

⦿ “Pushed” away from their homes

› Religious persecution
› Lack of jobs
› Overcrowding and lack of land
› Famine and disease
› Discrimination
› Government oppression/Political

unrest

Why did they choose the U.S.?

⦿ “Pulled” to the U.S.

› An abundance of jobs
› Plenty of farmland
› Religious freedom
› To get a better education

Multiple Choice

I'm from Italy. I am........

• Italese

• Italish

• Italan

• Italian

Multiple Choice

I'm from Scotland. I'm..........

• Scott

• Scottish

• Scottese

• Scottian

Multiple Choice

I'm from France. I'm...........

• French

• Francish

• Francian

• Francan

Multiple Choice

I'm from Russia. I'm........

• Russish

• Russan

• Russian

• Russese

Multiple Choice

I'm from Hungary. I'm..............

• Hungry

• Hungarian

• Hungarish

• Hungaran

Multiple Choice

We're from the Netherlands. We're....................

• Dutch

• Dutchian

• Netherish

• Netherian

Multiple Choice

They are from Spain. They're...................

• Spainish

• Spanish

• Spanese

• Spainese

Multiple Choice

Athena is from Greece. She is .................

• Greec

• Greek

• Greecian

• Greekish

​Country	Nationality​	Country​	Nationality​
​Austria- Hungary	Austria- Hungarian​	The Netherlands​	Dutch​
Austria​	Austrian​	Norway​	Norwegian​
Hungary​	Hungarian​	Poland​	Polish​
Belgium​	Belgian​	Portugal​	Portuguese​
Denmark​	Danish​	Romania​	Romanian​
England​	English​	Russia​	Russian​
France​	French​	Scotland​	Scottish​
Germany​	German​	Spain​	Spanish​
Greece​	Greek​	Sweden​	Swedish​
Ireland​	Irish​	Switzerland​	Swiss​
Italy​	Italian​	Wales​	Welsh​

​Fill in your nationalities chart

Multiple Choice

What are push factors that lead to immigration?

• Economic opportunities and religious freedom

• Famine, war, and persecution

• Land reform and low grain prices

• Illness and crowded steamships

Multiple Choice

Pull factors are....

• good things that draw a person to another country.
• reasons people leave an area
• reasons that drive a person out of their country

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a Pull factor?

• freedom
• entertainment
  wealth
• entertainment
• poverty

Multiple Choice

Push factors are....

• good things that draw a person to another country
• reasons that drive a person out of their country
• reasons people migrate to a new area

Multiple Choice

Juan decides to move to the United States because he is a carpenter and there is a high demand for those type of jobs.

• Push
• Pull

Multiple Choice

 Opportunity to make more money is a .....

• push factor
• pull factor

Multiple Choice

War is a .....

• pull factor

• push factor

Multiple Choice

Immigration is

• returning to your home after an extended vacation

• leaving your home for an extended vacation

• permanently moving to another country

• belief that native-born Americans are superior to others

Multiple Choice

In 1846 the Potato Famine left many people in Ireland without food.

• Push

• Pull

Multiple Choice

Many Jewish people left Russia in 1882 because of hatred toward them.

• Push

• Pull

Multiple Choice

“We must flee our country because of the fighting and persecution.”

• Push

• Pull

Multiple Choice

Freedom of Religion

• Push

• Pull