Geography

7.10(A)

Why Immigrants Came to Texas

Identify why immigrant groups came to Texas and where they settled.

Part of The student understands the characteristics, distribution, and migration of population in Texas in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries

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Intro

Why Did Immigrants Come to Texas?

This lesson explains why different immigrant groups came to Texas and where they settled. Historians look at push factors, problems that force people to leave home, and pull factors, good things that draw them somewhere new. You will learn each group's push factor, pull factor, date, and settlement location.