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ImmigrationIndustrialization undermines the idea that every American
should be their own boss
• Prior Knowledge- Think- What do you feel American culture is based on? Do immigrants destroy Am culture?
• Objectives- students will understand the groups and reasons for the huge influx of immigration at the ends of the 1800’s
• Goal Questions• 1) Identify the Old Immigrants and New Immigrants.
Explain why one group was welcomed in the US and the other was not
• 2) Analyze how Mexican immigration at the turn of the century was different than today?
• 3) Evaluate if immigrants today have the same difficulties that immigrants a hundred years ago.
Immigration to the US (late 1800’s)- between 1870-1920, over 20 million people moved to the US
• Push Factors (Why would people want to leave their country?
• Pull Factors- What are the reasons people want to come to US
New vs. Old ImmigrantsEurope- source of 75% immigrants to the US
• Old Immigrants– Before 1890- most came from
Northern and Western Europe (England, Germany, Ireland, Scandinavia)
• Why would these immigrants be acceptable to Americans?
• Light skinned, protestant, English speaking
• New Immigrants– 1890-1910- most came from
Southern and Eastern Europe (Italy, Russia, Poland)
• Why would these immigrants have a problem fitting into US?
• Darker skinned, Jewish or Catholic, diff. language
Other Immigrant groups- Chinese
• Asia- Chinese and Japanese, most all settled in California
• Why move to US?– -Gold rush, jobs (rail roads,
farming, mining, domestic chores (cleaning), save money and move back to China
– Difficulty- looked and sounded vastly different, became target of organized racism and violence in CA
– Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882- banned immigration of Chinese to US
MexicansMexican-American War (1849) US took
½ of Mexico (CA,NV,UT,NM,AZ,+TX)– *Mexicans living in those states
automatically became American– ?Why do Mexicans seek to come to US?
• 1902 Reclamation Act- Gov. encouraged farming in CA and Southwest creating jobs for Mexicans– How is this different from Am.’s attitude
toward Mex. imm. Today?
• Mexican Civil War 1910-1919- many left Mexico to escape death, starvation, and crime– *No limit on Mexican immigration (no
illegal immigration from Mex.)
Entering the US? What are some of the difficulties
immigrants have entering and living in the US today?
• Difficult journey- most immigrants traveled by boats in the cargo hold (crowded, uncomfortable)
• Requirements to Enter US- need to pass a physical examination, reading/intelligence test, $25
• Ellis Island (NY) and Angel Island (SF) entry point for most immigrants
Difficulties in US• Ethnic Enclaves immigrants
moved to neighborhoods where people spoke their language, had shared beliefs,
• Culture Shock- confusion and anxiety new immigrants felt after arriving in the US
• Nativism- movement by some Americans against immigrants from the “wrong countries”, feared these new people influencing America