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United States Immigration. The Four Waves. What is Immigration?. I mmigration is to come i nto. E migration is when you e xit a country for another. Four Waves. Immigrants came to America in 4 waves, or phases. A wave is a period of time. First Wave: 1607-1820. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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United States ImmigrationThe Four Waves
What is Immigration?
•Immigration is to come into.
•Emigration is when you exit a country for another.
Four Waves•Immigrants came to America in 4 waves, or phases.
•A wave is a period of time.
First Wave: 1607-1820•Less than 1 million immigrants
•Mostly English, Germans, and Africans.
Second Wave: 1820-1890• Larger number of people
immigrating.• German, Irish, Scandanavians,
Chinese.• Settle all over the U.S. (North,
Midwest, West)• As technology improves
(steamship) more immigrants.
Third Wave: 1890-1930 (what we’re studying!!!!!!!!!)• 2nd largest wave in U.S. history.
Many immigrants in a short period of time.
• Europeans: Italians, Irish, Russians, Polish, Germans, etc.
• Settle and spread all over the United States.
• Third wave has a HUGE impact on the America we know today.
Fourth wave: 1930-present• Largest wave of immigrants (became large in the 1960s)
• Latin countries (Mexico, Cuba, etc.) and Asian countries (Japan, Vietnam, etc)