European Immigration in European Immigration in Post Civil War AmericaPost Civil War America

Vicki McCarthaVicki McCarthaSpartanburg District 7Spartanburg District 7

Fall 2003Fall 2003

Emigration and ImmigrationEmigration and Immigration(Vocabulary and Concepts)(Vocabulary and Concepts)

• Emigration – the Emigration – the process of people process of people leaving their home leaving their home countries to live in countries to live in another countryanother country

• Immigration – the Immigration – the process of people from process of people from one country coming to one country coming to live in another countrylive in another country

• PrejudicePrejudice• NaturalizationNaturalization• AllegianceAllegiance• Ellis IslandEllis Island

Making a Connection:Making a Connection: Immigration Today Immigration Today

• Do you know someone who was not Do you know someone who was not born in this country?born in this country?

• Do you know someone whose parents Do you know someone whose parents were not born in this country?were not born in this country?

• Do you know why they came to this Do you know why they came to this country?country?

• Do they have a better life in this Do they have a better life in this country than in their home country?country than in their home country?

Causes of European Emigration Causes of European Emigration

in the Late 1800sin the Late 1800s• Religious OppressionReligious Oppression

• Political OppressionPolitical Oppression

• Lack of Opportunities Lack of Opportunities for Workfor Work

• FamineFamine

• Crowded ConditionsCrowded Conditions

• Did emigrants of today Did emigrants of today leave for these leave for these reasons?reasons?

Reasons for American Reasons for American ImmigrationImmigration

• Religious FreedomReligious Freedom

• Democratic SocietyDemocratic Society

• Opportunities for WorkOpportunities for Work

• Hopes of Improving Hopes of Improving their Quality of Lifetheir Quality of Life

• Did immigrants of today Did immigrants of today come for these reasons?come for these reasons?

Who Came?Who Came?

•Germans•Irish•English•Scandinavians•Others

•12 Million Between 1870 & 1900

Student ProjectsStudent Projects

Students will present a project report in Students will present a project report in the style of their choice:  the style of their choice: 

• written report including graphics written report including graphics • oral report with visualsoral report with visuals• Power Point presentation.  Power Point presentation.  Reports will focus on one Reports will focus on one

group/nationality and will indicate group/nationality and will indicate understanding of answers to the understanding of answers to the Essential Questions (next slide). Essential Questions (next slide).

Essential QuestionsEssential Questions

Your project must address these essential Your project must address these essential questions:questions:

• Causes of this particular nationality’s AmericanCauses of this particular nationality’s Americanimmigration immigration

• How they adapted to a new worldHow they adapted to a new world• How they held on to their culture How they held on to their culture • How they overcame hardships in a new country How they overcame hardships in a new country • What contributions they made to American What contributions they made to American

societysociety

Other Questions to AddressOther Questions to Address

• How did they get How did they get here?here?

• How did they live once How did they live once they arrived?they arrived?

• What kind of What kind of work/jobs/businesses work/jobs/businesses did they have?did they have?

• Describe their family, Describe their family, social, and church social, and church lives.lives.

Research SourcesResearch Sources

• Use these websites and at least one other Use these websites and at least one other source (textbook, library book, magazine source (textbook, library book, magazine article, personal interview):article, personal interview):

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/immig/introduction.htmlfeatures/immig/introduction.html

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/97/http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/97/oh1/comments.htmloh1/comments.html

Rubric for Assessing Rubric for Assessing ProjectsProjects

Projects will be assessed using the S.C. Projects will be assessed using the S.C. English Language Arts Rubric:English Language Arts Rubric:

• Content Content 4 points4 points

• VoiceVoice 3 points3 points

• OrganizationOrganization 4 points4 points

• ConventionConvention 4 points4 points– TotalTotal 15 points 15 points

Credits and ReferencesCredits and References GraphicsGraphics• The image on Slide 5 is free clip art. All other pictures The image on Slide 5 is free clip art. All other pictures

courtesy of the American Memory Collection, Library of courtesy of the American Memory Collection, Library of Congress.Congress.

• http://www.americaslibrary.gov/es/ny/es_ny_ellis_1_e.htmlhttp://www.americaslibrary.gov/es/ny/es_ny_ellis_1_e.html (for immigrant family picture on Slide 9) (for immigrant family picture on Slide 9) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/detroit/dtrimg.htmlhttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/detroit/dtrimg.html

(for pictures on Slides 1, 2, and 4) (for pictures on Slides 1, 2, and 4)

Content ReferencesContent References• http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/immig/http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/immig/

introduction.htmlintroduction.html• http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/97/oh1/comments.htmlhttp://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/97/oh1/comments.html• The Fifth Grade S.C. Social Studies Text: The Fifth Grade S.C. Social Studies Text: Harcourt BraceHarcourt Brace

Social Studies: United States in Modern TimesSocial Studies: United States in Modern Times, Harcourt , Harcourt Brace and Company, 2000.Brace and Company, 2000.