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Migration in the United States
Use the web sites indicated to answer the following questions.
You may print out and write by hand OR you may type and print out. Please do NOT email this assignment.
The first people to come and to form what is now the United States, settled along the Atlantic coast between 1607 and 1640. Go to the following web site to obtain more information and answer the questions.
1.From where did most of the early immigrants come?
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2.What was their motivation or reason for coming to North America?
Was this a “push factor” or a “pull factor?” (circle one)
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3.How did approximately half of these people pay for their trip to North America?
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4.What other group came in increasing numbers between 1619 and 1808 and what were the
circumstances of their immigration?
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5.Between 1815 and 1865, millions of immigrants came from northern and western
European nations. Dominated by the Irish and Germans, how did these groups differ in
terms of where they settled?
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6.What argument caused Congress to pass the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
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Nativism is a sentiment favoring people who were born here over a new immigrant and a desire to control the number of new people coming into the country. Nativism was often more a religious and a political concern more than a racial issue. The new immigrants of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s came from Eastern Europe, and many of them were Jewish, Eastern Orthodox, or Catholic, and they were much less likely to speak English than earlier immigrants.
7.What action was taken by the United States government to help control the influx of
immigrants?
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8.What event caused an abrupt decline in immigration to the United States?
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9.Briefly describe the Immigration Act of 1924.
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African Americans living in the South after the Civil War were inclined to take part in the 1862 Homestead Act. Many of these African American farmers moved west to Kansas and Missouri to start a new life. They are sometimes referred to as “Exodusters.” Later, African Americans would move again. Go to the following web site to answer the questions.
10.What and when was The Great Migration?
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11.Why did businesses in the North, Midwest, and West want African Americans to come,
especially starting in 1914?
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12.Was racism and prejudice escaped by these African Americans when they fled north?
YESNO(circle one)
How does this differ from what we are traditionally taught about racism in the U.S.?
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13.In which major metropolitan areas did African American population grow the most?
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14.What and when was the Harlem Renaissance?
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What is a logical conclusion as to why it did not take place in the south?
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Use the link to look at a thematic map showing political party affiliation based upon the presidential election of 1920.
15.Based upon the information on the map, what political party dominated the racially
segregated south that caused African Americans to want to leave?
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Another internal migration happened during the 1930’s. “Okie” was the name given to a person from Oklahoma but came to be a generic name given to anyone migrating from the plains states to the Pacific coast states of California, Oregon, and Washington, and it was used in a derogatory manner. Use the following web site to answer questions about Okies.
sub link that can be followed)
16.What were TWO reasons why Okies moved from the plains to the west?
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17.How were the Okies often treated when they arrived in the west?
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18.By what means did they travel to the west? (no sentence needed)
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19.What was a railroad “bull?”
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People in the United States are still very mobile. They move from one place to another for a variety of reasons, but most reasons are economic. One region, formerly known as the “Manufacturing Belt” of the country, later became known as the “Rust Belt.” Go to the following web site and read the article to answer the questions.
20.Where is the “Rust Belt?”
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21.According to the economist, Lee Ohanion, why did the area decline between 1965 and
1980? (you can skip down to about the 5th & 6th paragraph)
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Now look at more current trends in migration within the United States. Go to the following web site that has an interactive map to get more information and to answer the questions that follow. We will be looking at the five currentlargest cities (not urban areas, to make a distinction) to gather information about a snapshot of current migration patterns.
Rank / 1910 / 1960 / 20121 / New York City 4,766,883 / New York City 7,781,984 / New York City 8,336,697
2 / Chicago 2,185,283 / Chicago 3,550,404 / Los Angeles 3,857,799
3 / Philadelphia 1,549,008 / Los Angeles 2,479,015 / Chicago 2,714,854
4 / St. Louis 687, 029 / Philadelphia 2,002, 512 / Houston 2, 160, 821
5 / Boston 670, 585 / Detroit 1,670, 144 / Philadelphia 1, 547, 607
At this map, do the following:
1) Go to the box that says “Enter a county or major city”
2) Type the name of the city (for New York City, there are 5 boroughs; we are using Brooklyn)
3) Look at both the graph AND the graphics
22.Which of the five current largest cities appears to be growing? (list all that apply)
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23.People living in Chicago are most moving to what part of the country?
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24.Is Houston, Texas gaining or losing to the other large cities?
GainingLosing(circle one)
Why do you suppose this is true?
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25.Though the map shows counties, what Texas cities are receiving large numbers of people
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
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Now go to the following web site and answer a few questions about Comanche, Texas.
At this site, enter Comanche County, Texas in the search box.
Click the dataset button for 2009-13
Choose outbound migration flow
Choose total (default)
26.The thematic map shows all the U.S. counties where people from Comanche County have
migrated. Which U.S. county has sent the most people to Comanche? Make a
guess as to why?
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27.What two states received the most people to Comanche County, Texas?
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28.Click on “View County Statistics” at the top left of the map. What is happening to the
population of Comanche County? Why?
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29.What county in Texas is getting the most people from Comanche County? What is a
likely cause of this migration?
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30.If you could go to any county in the United States, where would you go and why?
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