Italian

1
Italian

• A.J.Brock
• Contravious Bailey
• Tray Sweeney

2
When did they start coming to America?

• They started coming to America around 1870.

3
When did immigration reach its peak and why?

• Australia's migration intake is now climbing back
  to the highs of the Hawke government's days, when
  the planned migration program reached a peak of
  145,000 for 1989-90.

4
When did they start looking for America?

• Since 1870

5
Did America reject them, why?

• No they didnt because they needed workers.

6
How did they travel to the U.S.?

• By ships and they arrived at California.

7
Where did most of them settle and why?

• New York
• Baltimore
• They moved there because of work opportunity.

8
What social, linguistic, economic and cultural
hardships did they face?

• They had long working hours.
• Little time to eat their food on lunch break.

9
Did many of them have jobs in the U.S.?

• They had jobs that did not provide enough money
  for them.

10
What kind of laws governed their migration, work
and citizenship?

• The Walter Act
• The Naturalization Act

11
How many immigrants became American citizens?

• Roughly 600,000 of them became citizens of the
  U.S.
• They were given the opportunity to become
  citizens when they were naturally born in the U.S.

12
Are large groups of immigrants still emigrating
to the U.S.

• No, because Italy is a highly developed country.