Chapter 8 Lesson 1-Immigration & Migrattion Flashcards
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Kyuaro Abiko
started the Japanese farming community in the central valley called Yamato Colony
angel island
an island where immigrants who entered on the Pacific Coast had to wait to see if the government would let them into the country.
where did the immigrants want to live in California
with people from their home countries
solvang
a community built by people from Denmark in the Santa Ynez valley
migration
a movement of people within the United States to California
why did people migrate to California
practice freedom to practice their own religion. own land, find a better life for farming
why did African Americans migrate
water better life after they were freed from slavery
how many people lived in California in 1900
1 million people
how did people who migrated and immigrated play a part in California growth
adding to population and new ideas and new ways of life
where did the Chinese people move to in CA
Sacramento Delta to build levees that turned marshland into farmland
what did immigrants from Japan farm
fruits as grapes and strawberries. Also grew rice
what crops did Armenian farmers grow
figs, grapes, melons and pistachio in central valley
how was anaheim named
after German immigrants who named Ana after the valley and heim is german for home
who started wineries
German, french and Italian immigrants
Kate Douglas Wiggin
started first free kindergarten in SF in 1878
why did people blame immigrants for hard economic times in CA
they were needed to build transcontinential railroad and felt they were taking away from California jobs
prejudice
unfair feeling of hate or dislike for members of a certain group, race or religion
how were Chinese immigrants experience prejuidice
not allowed to hold down certain jobs, not allowed to live outside their communities, their homes and businesses were attacked
chinese exclusion act
stopped chinese immigrants from entering US unless they had family members living there
how did africican americans face prejudice
difficulty getting good jobs and children not allowed to attend certain public schools
allensworth
town built by africian americans
colonel allen allensworth
led a group of afician americans to build allensworth
why did people leave allensworth
the well began to dry up and farmers couldn’t get enough water
how did indians have problems in California
settlers moved onto their land and killed in conflicts
