Immigration+Past+and+Present

=Immigration! ​= =// Objective : to learn about past and present immigration. We will learn the motivations for people to immigrate and the lasting effects immigration has on the economy of major cities. //= Immigration Unit​




 * My Family Immigration History **

//a. What is a tenement house? (You may have to search other sites to answer this qu////e////stion) b. How did immigration lead to the creation of tenement housing? c. What is life like for new immigrants in the early 1900's? What is life like in tenement housing? d. What potential obstacles can you see for recently arrived immigrants in the early 1900s?

a.// A tenement house is a small apartment which is usually crowded and used a lot by immigrants. b. More immigrants began arriving to America and each family could not afford a house. What they decided was to have these small apartments where multiple families could stay and pay rent. c. It is difficult at first, learning about the culture and all the traditions. A tenement house is usually small but provides immigrants with the essentials for living. d. The obstacles that immigrants face during the early 1900's were probably a lack of education and a language barrier.
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