Introduction to Immigration in America by Rebecca Clark https://padlet.com/beckieclark21/z5njwonxhfyidj5b Late 18th-Early 19th Century en-us 2023-09-23 19:18:45 UTC 2023-09-23 20:32:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Immigration- 'New' vs 'Old' beckieclark21 https://padlet.com/beckieclark21/z5njwonxhfyidj5b/wish/2717479350 'Old' immigration- before 1890, mostly from northern and western Europe

'New' immigration- after 1890, mostly from southern and eastern Europe, also from China and Japan on the west coast

New immigration was concentrated in cities in order to work in factories]]> 2023-09-23 20:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/beckieclark21/z5njwonxhfyidj5b/wish/2717479350 Ellis Island vs Angel Island beckieclark21 https://padlet.com/beckieclark21/z5njwonxhfyidj5b/wish/2717479818 Both were immigration processing centers

Ellis Island was in New York and processed immigrants crossing the Atlantic- mostly European

Angel Island was in San Francisco and processed immigrants crossing the Pacific- mostly Chinese and Japanese]]> 2023-09-23 20:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/beckieclark21/z5njwonxhfyidj5b/wish/2717479818 Push vs Pull Factors beckieclark21 https://padlet.com/beckieclark21/z5njwonxhfyidj5b/wish/2717480816 Why do people move?

Push factors- reasons to leave where you live: poverty, war, lack of opportunity, oppressive government, rigid social structure

Pull factors- reasons to move where you want to go: better opportunities for work, democratic government, social advancement ]]> 2023-09-23 20:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/beckieclark21/z5njwonxhfyidj5b/wish/2717480816 Anti-Immigration Sentiment beckieclark21 https://padlet.com/beckieclark21/z5njwonxhfyidj5b/wish/2717483882 With a rise in immigration came a rise in nativism- or native born people fearing/hating new immigrants

First started with Irish immigrants, later spread to include Asian, Jewish, and Eastern European immigrants]]> 2023-09-23 20:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/beckieclark21/z5njwonxhfyidj5b/wish/2717483882 Anti-Immigration Laws beckieclark21 https://padlet.com/beckieclark21/z5njwonxhfyidj5b/wish/2717485054 Chinese Exclusion Act- barred almost all Chinese immigration starting in 1882, repealed in 1943

Immigration Act of 1882- Allowed officials to detain and reject immigrants, imposed a tax on incoming immigrants]]> 2023-09-23 20:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/beckieclark21/z5njwonxhfyidj5b/wish/2717485054