Immigration January 19th & 20th
Welcome - January 19th & 20th Please bring the DBQ Packet & Essay to the front. Make sure your name is included on both of them! I will respond to emails this evening if you decided to email me your essay and let you know if I got it. If you emailed me, and I haven t responded, then that means I have not gotten it. - If you emailed me this morning, I have not responded to those either.
WarmUp What is immigration? Write down what you know about immigration from US History. - Who immigrates to America? - What is the process? - What do you know about today regarding immigration?
Immigration Look at the picture on the next slide What do you see? What do you think the cartoon is saying? Write a caption for the cartoon.
Immigration Intro Before 1871, most immigrants to America came from northern and western Europe: Germany Great Britain, Ireland Norway, Sweden Between 1871 until 1921, most immigrants to America came from southern and eastern Europe/Asia Greece, Italy, Poland, Russia, Hungary and Yugoslavia (present day), China, Japan
Immigration to the US Maps
Immigration Clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jecpjq xtswa 1) 6:15-9:40 (push/pull factors for immigration) 2) 12:20-14:00 (cars) 3) 14-1:35 of next episode (immigration movement)
Why Come to America? Increase in immigration to due: Desire for religious freedom (push or pull?) Escape from oppressive governments (push or pull?) Hope for economic opportunities (push or pull?) Immigrants entered the US through Ellis Island in NY Harbor The Statue of Liberty was often the first view for immigrants after their voyage across the Atlantic Did you know? 40% of Americans can trace roots to ancestors who came through Ellis Island
What s Missing in the Picture? With a partner, answer questions 1-20 on a separate sheet of paper Please do not write on the test!
Answers to the Test 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Mouth Eye Nose Spoon Chimney Ear Filament Stamp Strings Heel 11. Trigger 12. Tail 13. Leg 14. Shadow 15. Ball (in hand) 16. Net 17. Forearm 18. Horn 19. Arm (in mirror) 20. Diamond
What s the Difference? Melting pot versus garden salad?
WarmUp - January 23rd & 24th Answer the question: What is the difference between a melting pot and a garden salad? How does this relate to immigration in the U.S.? Sidenote: did Abraham Lincoln take naps? ****If you have NOT turned in the DBQ Packet and/or the essay, please turn that to me!!!**** PS essays are not graded.
Results of Immigration Upon their arrival, immigrants began the process of assimilation This was called the American melting pot Immigrants often settled into ethnic neighborhoods into cities Immigrant families worked hard to learn English, adopt American customs and become American citizens Public schools played an important role in assimilating immigrants into American society
More Effects of Immigration Contributions of immigrants: Chinese workers helped build Transcontinental Railroad here is the connection to Westward Expansion! Eastern Europeans worked in textile and steel mills in the Northeast and the clothing industry in NYC Slavs, Italians, Polish worked in coal mines in the East All worked at great personal risk in dangerous conditions and for very low wages
Activity In your pod, answer the following question: How do you think native-born Americans reacted to the increase of immigrants coming to the US? Why did they react that way? What reasons did they have? *Brainstorm as many ideas and reasons as you can think of
More effects of Immigration Despite their hard work and contributions, immigrants often faced discrimination and hostility Fear & resentment that immigrant workers would take jobs for lower pay than Americans Prejudice based on cultural and religious differences Nativism = prejudice against the wrong groups coming to America Increasing pressure led Congress to limit immigration through new laws
More Effects of Immigration Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Ban on all immigration from China Except for students, teachers, merchants, and tourists Barred Chinese immigrants from US citizenship Not replaced until 1943 Set up a quota system limiting who and how many immigrants could come to the US (1920s) Aimed at people from Eastern Europe
Picture Analysis What problems existed in the cities? What could be done to solve those problems?
Reform Movements What problems existed in the cities? Reformers tried to solve the problems of the urban poor social responsibility Social Gospel movement Settlement Houses provided services Educational Cultural (to Americanize immigrants) Social services (day care) Jane Addams - Hull House (Chicago)
Jacob Riis and Immigration Jacob Riis: How the Other Half Lives
Immigration Bumper Sticker 1. Choose 1 reason immigrants came to America in the late 1800s/early 1900s a. b. c. d. Hope for better opportunities Desire for religious freedom Escape from oppressive governments Desire for adventure 2. Design/illustrate a bumper sticker for potential immigrants to come to America 3. Write 3 sentences on the back to describe the changes in American society due to immigration