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Chapter 26

Chapter 26. The Great Wave of Immigration. C26.3 Italian Immigrants. Journey Details. came to escape poverty came for jobs came by ship, steerage class arrived at Ellis Island, NY inspected some sent back to Italy. Life in America. did construction work cleaned streets

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Chapter 26

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  1. Chapter 26 The Great Wave of Immigration

  2. C26.3 Italian Immigrants

  3. Journey Details • came to escape poverty • came for jobs • came by ship, steerage class • arrived at Ellis Island, NY • inspected • some sent back to Italy

  4. Life in America • did construction work • cleaned streets • some back & forth to Italy • settled in “Little Italy” neighborhoods • lived in tenements • celebrated Italian & Catholic holidays • looked down on by Americans; sterotyped as criminals

  5. C26.4 Jewish Immigrants from Eastern Europe

  6. Journey details • came to escape persecution • came for religious freedom • came by ship; steerage class, faced seasickness • inspected at Ellis Island

  7. Life in America • started shops, newspapers, schools, synagogues • lived in tenements • worked as street vendors, craftsmen • half worked in garment factories • valued education; sent kids to school • faced prejudice & discrimination

  8. C26.5 Chinese Immigrants

  9. Journey details • first came for gold • later to work, make money, return to China • came by ship, expensive • arrived at Angel Island, SF Bay • 10% sent back • “paper relatives” helped some get in after Chinese Exclusion Act

  10. Life in America • built railroads • started laundries • worked in restaurants and stores • lived in Chinatowns • mostly men • not allowed to live in most neighborhoods • Exclusion Act 1882 banned new Chinese immigrants & citizenship

  11. C26.6 Mexican Immigrants

  12. Journey Details • came to escape civil war and revolution • some walked • some used burros & carts • others took train • didn’t need passports or money

  13. Life in America • worked on railroads, farms, ranches • worked in mines, factories, canneries • hard work, low pay • moved often for farm work; lived in camps • some lived in barrios of cities • faced prejudice and discrimination

  14. C26.7 Closing the Door on Immigration

  15. Nativism • anti-immigrant feeling • blamed immigrants for everything that was wrong • crime • hard times • lack of jobs

  16. Restricting Immigration • 1882 – no Chinese • 1907 – no Japanese • 1917 – immigrants must prove literacy • 1921 – Quota system

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