3. Native Americans
Who were the first American immigrants? answer
When, who did discover the new world? answer
How many native Americans lived there? answer
Why did people come to America from different
countries? answer
What was the governments solution to Indians?
answer
What kind of land was giving to Indians? answer
What kind of brought the territors war? answer
How was live among Native Americans? answer
4. The golden door
Why named Ellis island the Golden door?
Between 1892, when it opened, and 1954, when it
closed, Ellis Island was the doorway to America for 12
million people. It is now preserved as part of Statue of
Liberty National Monument.
Ellis island was golden door for many people.
6. Language and nationality
It is not uncommon to walk down the streets of an
American city today and hear Spanish spoken and other
speakers.
Languages (2007)
English (only) 225.5 million (80%)
Spanish incl. (Creole) 34.5 million
Chinese 2.5 million
French incl. (Creole) 2.0 million
Tagalog 1.5 million
Vietnamese 1.2 million
German 1.1 million
Korean1.1 million
7. What will happen if Americans
declare English is the official
language?
8. Recognition of English as the official
language, they argue would stigmatize
speakers of other language and make it
difficult for them to live their daily lives.
9. What is “New system”?
This is law abuot immigrants.
That law attempts to attract more skilled workers and
professionals to the US and draw immigrants from
countries that have supplied relatively few Americans in
recent years.
It does this by providing “diversity” visas. In 2000,
some 50,000 people entered the country under one of
three laws intended to diversify immigration.
10. Can you remember the top points of origin for immigrants?
Mexico (173,900)
China (45.700)
The Philippines (42,500)
India (42,000)
Vietnam (26,700)
Nicaragua (24,000)
EI Salvador (22,600)
Haiti (22,400)
Cuba (20,800)
Dominican Republic (17,500)
11. Conclusion
The story of the American people is story of immigration
& diversity.
Only about one – third of Native Americans still live on
reservations.
Ellis island was golden door for many people.
America is multilingual country
New system given golden for many people
17. In many cases the reservasion
land was of poor quality.
18. Poverty and joblessness
To low population of 350,ooo in 1920
Some tribes disappeared
Other tribes lost their languages and most of their culture