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Page 1: Immigration to the United States in the Mid-19 th Century

Immigration to the United States in the Mid-19th

Century

Page 2: Immigration to the United States in the Mid-19 th Century

Why do people immigrate?

Are they pushed out by something?

Or are they pulled in by something?

Page 3: Immigration to the United States in the Mid-19 th Century

What pulls people to immigrate to another country?

JobsFreedoms (political)Freedoms (religious)Family already thereNew startAdventure

Page 4: Immigration to the United States in the Mid-19 th Century

What pushes people to immigrate to another country?

Religious persecutionWarDon’t like the political system or leaderFamine (not enough food)Poverty – lack of opportunity (no jobs)

Page 5: Immigration to the United States in the Mid-19 th Century

Pull Factors: Why did people want to come to America?

Cheap labor needed for:

• factory work• building railroads• building canals

Page 6: Immigration to the United States in the Mid-19 th Century

Push Factors: Why did people leave their European homelands?

Instability in Europe:• revolutions (esp. Germany)• famine (esp. Ireland)

Page 7: Immigration to the United States in the Mid-19 th Century

Which do you think results in MORE immigration:

push or pull?

Think, Pair, Share:

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Immigration to the United States, 1820s-1840s

Write a sentence that explains the chart.

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Immigration to the United States, 1821-1860

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Write a sentence or two that explain the chart.

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Potato Famine in Ireland¾ crops (wheat, barley, rye) grown

to sell to the British

¼ crops grown for the Irish to eat (potatoes)

Irish Population

1844 8,400,000

1851 6,600,000

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Good luck in America!

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New Cultures Clash!Established Americans New Immigrants

Most were Protestant Most were Roman Catholic

Middle-class Americans were likely to drink only in private, if at all.

Working-class men would go to taverns after work to gather and drink socially.

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Immigrants Face Hostility and Discrimination

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Anti-Catholicism

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Reasons for Immigrant Tensions

1. Irish immigrants were very poor – WHY?

2. Many took jobs for less money than established Americans – WHY?

3. Irish were often hired as strike-breakers – WHY?

4. Irish men replaced “mill girls” – WHY?

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5. Fear of Immigrant Voters

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Rise of Nativism

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"Riot at Hoboken, May 1, 1851"


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