PUSH FACTORS
Religious persecution
Oppressive (mean) governments
No jobs
Overcrowding
Loss of jobs due to new machines
Lack of land
Lack of food (potato famine in Ireland)
PULL FACTORS
Promise of jobs
Promise of money
Free land
Freedom of religion
adventure
Come to
America
! It’s
GREAT!
How did immigrants find
out about America?
Friends
Family
America
sounds
wonderful…I
gotta go!!!
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Describe steerage class
•cheapest ticket
•stayed at the bottom of the boat
•dirty
•rotten or gross food
•Sickness
How
much
•crowded
longer?
We’re
down
here!
What was Ellis Island and
who came through there?
• Immigration
processing center
• Immigrants from
Europe came
through this and
other east coast
ports
What was Angel Island and
who came through there?
• Immigration
processing center
• Immigrants from Asia
came through this
Describe what happened
when an immigrant entered
Ellis Island?
Wait in a long line
Register
Medical exam
Literacy test (Can you read?)
What is a ghetto?
*neighborhood where people of
the same ethnic background
live together
Example: China Town
Benefits (the good things)-got
help from people who know
you, speak your language, eat
the same foods, have same
religion, share news
What is a
tenement
building?
Run down
apartment
building
Who helped out
immigrants?
•Political boss (gave jobs for votes)
•Settlement Houses (Hull House)
•Salvation Army
•YMCA
•Red Cross