Immigration and Internal Migration

Which of the following best describes 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

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

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CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.

• Promise of a better life

• War or religious persecution

• Religious Freedom

• Political 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 American culture.

• They couldn't share their culture with each other

Why was America called the Melting Pot ?

• It represents all the different foods in America
• It represents the gov. requiring everyone to become the same
• It represents all  people coexisting & living as 1 nation.
• It represents everyone getting jobs at restaurants 

Which of the following is an example of immigrant pull factors?

• Overpopulation

• Political Persecution

• Abundance of Land & job opportunities

• War

 Immigration  pull factors are…

• reasons people come to a new place
• reasons people leave their homelands
• reasons people begin working
• reasons people stop working

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

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 How does immigration positively impact the United States today?

• Creates cultural diversity & fill job vacancies
• They increase the population and increase medical services needed.
• Large movements of people lead to more security monitoring.
• Unemployment may rise if there are unrestricted numbers of incomers.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

During The Great Migration, many African Americans moved to big cities for what reason?

• to find more food
• because they didn't like growing cotton
• to find better jobs
• to get bigger homes