An Urban Society

Describe the voyage to America.

• Great food & lodging
• Crowded, diverse, smelly
• Quick, exciting, fun
• Entertaining, crowded, quick

Describe Immigrants from 1840-1885.

• Many could speak English - easier time blending into U.S.
• From Italy, Poland, Greece, China, & Japan
• Most could not speak English
• Most of them were elderly people

Where did most immigrants live? 

• Most lived in farming communities
• Most lived in the suburbs
• Most lived in big cities
• Most lived around lakes

Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.

• Promise of a better life
• War or religious persecution
• Religious Freedom
• Religious Freedom

How did immigrants decide to settle where they did?

• They settled in warmer climates
• They settled near water
• They settled by people of similar ethnic backgrounds
• They settled where immigrant officials sent them

What problems could arise from immigrant groups living in the same area?

• Crime went up in certain areas
• There weren't enough jobs in the area
• It was harder for the immigrants to blend into Amer.culture.
• They couldn't share their culture with each other

Give example of immigrant pull factors?

• Overpopulation
• Political Persecution
• Abundance of Land & job opportunities
• War

What challenges did immigrants face in the US?

• They were not allowed to practice their religion.
• Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice
• Uncomfortable in the large homes in the US
• Difficult to study for the citizenship test

True of False:  Immigrants made many positive contributions to the US.

• True
• False

Who was the African American scientist who created more than 300 products from peanuts and sweet potatoes?

• The Wright Brothers
• Alexander Graham Bell
• George Washington Carver
• Thomas Edison