3.
Africa means “african
slaves”.
Despite of the
independence from
England more english still
migrating to USA.
Thousand of chinese
were employed to build
railway lines.
Germans migrated to
USA after the failed of
1848 revolution. They
settled in Midwest areas.
4.
After unification of the
country italian
government
encourage emigration
to relieve economic
pressures in the
South. 80% of
immigrants came
from southern Italy,
especiall Sicily and
Naples.
5. Propaganda: USA as a land free of
oppresion and intolerance. The new
“Eldorado”.
6. Written on the ban: No oppresive taxes, no
expensive kings, no compulsory military
service, no knouts and dungeons.
7. ELLIS ISLAND (NEW YORK).
The gateway for million of immigrants to USA.
Generally, those immigrants who were approved
spent from two to five hours at Ellis Island.
Arrivals were asked 29 questions including
name, occupation, and the amount of money
carried. New arrivals could support themselves
and have money to get started. The average the
government wanted the immigrants to have was
between 18 and 25 dollars. Those with visible
health problems or diseases were sent home or
held in the island's hospital facilities for long
periods of time.
8.
9.
10. Where did immigrants settle?
Italian settled around New York.
Irish settled in East Coast from New York to
Boston.
German settled mostly as farmers in Midwest
and West USA.
Mexican and from Central and South America
settled in south USA from Florida to Texas and
New Mexico to California. More than 20 million
mexican immigrants lived in USA.
20.
Barajas (Madrid) airport:
when people think about
migration in Spain they have
a picture in their mind
(pateras), but immigrants
from South America didn't
came by small boats.
