PPT-Why did immigrants leave their homes to move to the USA?

Push factors versus pull factors Forced military service rigid socialeconomic systems religious persecution famine Lots of available jobs in the USA democracy fluid socialeconomic structures. Soprano         Alto   Leave, a- las,  this tor- ment-  ing, leave,   a- las, Tenor 1  Leave, a-  las, this   tor- ment-  \n    ing, tor-   ment-  \n  ing, leave, Te Emigration. : the act of leaving one’s country to settle in another. Immigration. : the act of moving into a new country. Why would someone leave his or her homeland to make a long journey to a new country?. “...I started to gather rice,small sacks of rice and…andcollected the packages ofdehydrated soup and jelloand things that were light, sothat they wouldn’t be such aheavy baggage for us :. B.8.1. Interpret the past using a variety of sources, such as biographies, diaries, journals, artifacts, eyewitness interviews, and other primary source materials, and evaluate the credibility of sources used. Why do Migrants Face Obstacles?. Intervening . obstacles. , . which hinder migration, can be categorized into two types.. Environmental . Barriers . - mountain. , . ocean, desert, great distances, etc.. :. . a Historic Coal Mining Village. What is Coal? . . Coal . was formed millions of years ago. Plants in swampy areas would die and sink to the bottom of the swamp in layers. After time had passed these layers would turn into peat. Peat is a soil-like substance made of partially decomposed . Immigration. Why do people move?. There are many reasons why people migrate, or move, to a new place. There are two categories that we can divide these reasons:. Push Factors: . These cause people to want to leave their current location. Examples include: lack of political/religious freedom, war, famine, poverty, climate change, natural disasters, and unemployment.. There may be a number of reason why a person would want to leave their place of birth. War, poor economic and educational opportunities, religious persecution, terrorism, and natural disaster are a few push factors.. B.4.5. Identify the historical background and meaning of important political values such as freedom, democracy, and justice. B.4.9. Describe examples of cooperation and interdependence among individuals, groups, and nations . One-half of the persons who immigrated to Canada between 1986 and 2001 and who were living in Canada in 2001 were born in Asia. . Immigrants . from East Asia—Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan—were the most numerous, accounting for over one quarter of immigrants who landed during 1996-2001.. “Pull” factor. A reason or force that causes people to choose to move to a new place. Know-Nothing Party. Political party in the United States during the 1850s that was against recent immigrants and Roman Catholics. is . a generalized . term that refers to all types of movements. Journeying each day to work or school. Weekly visits to local shops. Annual trips to visit relatives who live in a different state. Short-term and repetitive acts of mobility are referred to as . One-half of the persons who immigrated to Canada between 1986 and 2001 and who were living in Canada in 2001 were born in Asia. . Immigrants . from East Asia—Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan—were the most numerous, accounting for over one quarter of immigrants who landed during 1996-2001.. Rhiannon Kamstra. M.Sc. Student. McGill EBOH 50. th. Anniversary. May 1. st. , 2015. Supervisor:. Dr. Christina Greenaway. Thesis committee:. Dr. Laurent . Azoulay. Dr. Marina Klein. Dr. Russell Steele.