Chapter 8 Lesson 1 Flashcards
What is immigration?
A movement of people from outside a country
Why did immigrants come to the US?
Escaping unfair treatments, religious life, and war and chance to own land
Where did immigrants come from?
Europe Asia, Central America and SM
What is the Yamato Colony?
A colony from Japan started by Kyutaro Abiko
What is Solvang?
A city c
built by Denmark—Danish
What is migration?
A movement of people in a country–with in US
WHy did people migrate in the US?
A better life and to enjoy its mild climate
Many African Americans freed from slavery wanted a better life
What new ideas and new ways of life did immigrants and migrants bring?
TALENTS SKILLS AS LABORERS FARMERS FISHERS ENTREPRENEURS ARTISTS WRITERS TEACHERS
Chinese: Levees Japan: farmers Armenia: grew crops- figs grapes melons nuts Europe:grapes nd olive German: built Anaheim-vineyards
Did artists and writers come to California? explain
Yes
paintings of ca life-missions yosemite valley
in 1870’s what was the economy like in california?
Hard–Hard economic times-workers lost jobs
what is prejudice?
The unfair feeling of hate or dislike for members of a certain group
what is discrimination?
The unfair treatment of a certain group
What kind of prejudices were happening in to the chinese California?
They couldn’t do such things- not allowed certain jobs- or live certain places- homes and businesses attacked
what was the chinese Exclusion act?
Tbt Chinese couldn’t come in CA only if they had family
What kind of prejudices were happening in to the African AmericansCalifornia?
They couldn’t get jobs
