Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 15, Lesson 4: Destination: America (pp. 462-467)
I. Promise of America
B. Most immigrants came to escape war, poverty, and oppression in their native lands.
C. The immigrants from Europe usually came through Ellis Island in New York harbor, while many Asian immigrants came to the Pacific coast.
II. Immigrants Become Americans
B. Many immigrants faced discrimination and even violence as they searched for housing and jobs.
C. Immigrants struggled to hold on to their cultural traditions, in spite of pressure to become "Americans."
D. Immigrants' customs enhanced American society, and their hard work helped make the United States an industrial giant.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. After 1880, a majority of immigrants to the United States came from southern and eastern Europe. Many immigrants also came from Asia.
A. Most new immigrants were poor, uneducated, and untrained, so they had to take physically difficult, low-paying jobs.
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