Further Investigation of Immigration- Kilali
Kilali Latter
Mr. Roddy
IHSS
14 April 2020
The first article I read, Immigration to the United States, was a general overview of Immigration during the mid to late 1800s. Between 1870 and 1900 12 million immigrants immigrated into the United States. People came to the U.S. for many reasons including land and job shortage, crop failure, seeking personal freedom, and relief from political and religious persecution. Immigrants entered from a few different ports. People from Asia mostly entered the U.S. through the west coast, while people from Europe mostly entered through the East Coast. More than 70% of all immigrants entered through new york leading it to be called the “Golden Door.” Immigrants would often settle near the ports of entry, but many did go inland because they were offered jobs or to go settle in places where people from ther homelands had settled. Once in the U.S., immigrants looked for work but there were often not enough jobs and they were treated very poorly. Immigrants in the U.S. also faced discrimination from Americans but, they helped transform America.
The next article I read was about the French Canadian Textile worker, which gave the readers a look into what it was like to immigrate into the U.S. from their perspective, as well as why they came to the United States. These people left Canada because they were in great need of money and they needed to ensure a living for their family. The industry that attracted them was the textile mill industry. They mainly worked in the mill in Manchester and 35,000 Canadians from the Quebec province ended up living in Manchester. The Canadian immigrants came to America by horse-drawn vehicles or by train. They had very little money when they got here and mostly only had the clothes on their back. When these immigrants did get to America they generally did not want to become citizens because they couldn’t speak English and they were already playing taxes in Quebec and they couldn’t afford to pay taxes in the United States. Although the French Canadians came to the U.S. looking for work and more money that had no intention to stay.
Sources:
- http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/riseind/immgnts/
- http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/riseind/immgnts/textile.html
Mr. Roddy
IHSS
14 April 2020
Further Investigation of Immigration
Two of the articles I read for my further investigation of immigration in the U.S. were Immigration to the United States and the French Canadian Textile Worker.The first article I read, Immigration to the United States, was a general overview of Immigration during the mid to late 1800s. Between 1870 and 1900 12 million immigrants immigrated into the United States. People came to the U.S. for many reasons including land and job shortage, crop failure, seeking personal freedom, and relief from political and religious persecution. Immigrants entered from a few different ports. People from Asia mostly entered the U.S. through the west coast, while people from Europe mostly entered through the East Coast. More than 70% of all immigrants entered through new york leading it to be called the “Golden Door.” Immigrants would often settle near the ports of entry, but many did go inland because they were offered jobs or to go settle in places where people from ther homelands had settled. Once in the U.S., immigrants looked for work but there were often not enough jobs and they were treated very poorly. Immigrants in the U.S. also faced discrimination from Americans but, they helped transform America.
The next article I read was about the French Canadian Textile worker, which gave the readers a look into what it was like to immigrate into the U.S. from their perspective, as well as why they came to the United States. These people left Canada because they were in great need of money and they needed to ensure a living for their family. The industry that attracted them was the textile mill industry. They mainly worked in the mill in Manchester and 35,000 Canadians from the Quebec province ended up living in Manchester. The Canadian immigrants came to America by horse-drawn vehicles or by train. They had very little money when they got here and mostly only had the clothes on their back. When these immigrants did get to America they generally did not want to become citizens because they couldn’t speak English and they were already playing taxes in Quebec and they couldn’t afford to pay taxes in the United States. Although the French Canadians came to the U.S. looking for work and more money that had no intention to stay.
Sources:
- http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/riseind/immgnts/
- http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/riseind/immgnts/textile.html
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