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• ““Give me your poor, your Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses tired, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”yearning to breathe free.”

• Does this quote sound Does this quote sound familiar? If it does, where familiar? If it does, where have you heard it before? have you heard it before? What do you think this quote What do you think this quote means? means?

ImmigratioImmigration to the n to the United United StatesStates

The Statute of LibertyThe Statute of Liberty

• Gift from Gift from FranceFrance

• 11stst thing seen thing seen by by immigrants immigrants coming to coming to AmericaAmerica

• Truth?Truth?

Push FactorsPush Factors• Pushed people Pushed people

out of their out of their countriescountries– PovertyPoverty– FamineFamine– Religious/Political Religious/Political

persecutionpersecution– Rising populationRising population

Pull Pull FactorsFactors

• Pull people Pull people towards the USAtowards the USA

–A better lifeA better life–FrontierFrontier–JobsJobs

Two Types of Two Types of ImmigrantsImmigrants

• Old ImmigrantsOld Immigrants

– Pre 1890sPre 1890s– N & W N & W

EuropeEurope– FamiliesFamilies– Came to liveCame to live– GB, Ireland, GB, Ireland,

GermanyGermany

• New ImmigrantsNew Immigrants

–Post 1890sPost 1890s–S & E EuropeS & E Europe–Single menSingle men–Came to workCame to work– Italy, RussiaItaly, Russia

Which group would “fit in” to America easier?

                                                                                                   

         

Asian Asian ImmigrantsImmigrants• Chinese migrate Chinese migrate

to West Coastto West Coast

–San FranciscoSan Francisco•Gold RushGold Rush•RR constructionRR construction

• JapaneseJapanese

–HawaiiHawaii• laborlabor

Other Other ImmigrantsImmigrants

• Jamaica, Cuba, Jamaica, Cuba, Puerto RicoPuerto Rico

–Needed jobsNeeded jobs• MexicansMexicans

–US took over US took over MexicoMexico

–Mexicans b/c Mexicans b/c Americans Americans

–Work as farmersWork as farmers

The Journey to the USAThe Journey to the USA• SteamshipSteamship

– 1-3 weeks1-3 weeks– Spent Spent

under the under the shipship

– Crowded, Crowded, no fresh airno fresh air

– Lice, shared Lice, shared toiletstoilets

Ellis IslandEllis Island

• Holding place for immigrants Holding place for immigrants before they were admitted to the before they were admitted to the USUS

–16 million immigrants16 million immigrants–Some had to return homeSome had to return home

•Physical ExamPhysical Exam•Check DocumentsCheck Documents•Literacy testsLiteracy tests•At least $25 in cashAt least $25 in cash

Angel Angel IslandIsland

• Outside San Francisco BayOutside San Francisco Bay

– Similar to Ellis Island, but for Similar to Ellis Island, but for west coast immigrantswest coast immigrants• Immigrants treated like prisonersImmigrants treated like prisoners

Culture Culture ShockShock

• Confusion resulting Confusion resulting when a person enters when a person enters into a new cultureinto a new culture

–Formed ethnic Formed ethnic communitiescommunities

–Built Built churches/synagogchurches/synagoguesues

–Medical, Medical, orphanages, orphanages, newspapersnewspapers

NativistsNativists

• Native-born AmericansNative-born Americans• Often British backgroundOften British background

–Didn’t like immigrantsDidn’t like immigrants–Wanted restrictionsWanted restrictions–Favored new vs. old Favored new vs. old immigrantsimmigrants

Effects of Effects of NativismNativism

• Fear of foreignersFear of foreigners

–CatholicsCatholics• Superior to other Superior to other

ethnic groupsethnic groups

–Formed Formed immigration immigration restriction leaguerestriction league•Keep out “undesirables”Keep out “undesirables”•Required literacy testsRequired literacy tests

Opener Opener Copy down the chart below and fill in the boxesCopy down the chart below and fill in the boxes

Old Old ImmigranImmigrantsts

New New ImmigrantImmigrantss

Asian Asian immigrantsimmigrants

What countries What countries did they come did they come from?from?

Why did they Why did they come to the come to the United States?United States?

Where were Where were they held before they held before they were let they were let into the US?into the US?

How well did How well did they fit into they fit into American American society?society?

Anti-Asian FeelingsAnti-Asian Feelings

• 11stst at Chinese at Chinese

–Strange Strange language, language, hair, dresshair, dress•Jobs taken by Jobs taken by

ChineseChinese•Work for low Work for low

wageswages

Chinese Chinese Exclusion ActExclusion Act

• Banned entry to Banned entry to all Chinese all Chinese except students, except students, teachers, teachers, merchants, merchants, tourists and tourists and government government officialsofficials

–Not repealed Not repealed until 1943until 1943

Gentlemen’s Gentlemen’s AgreementAgreement

• GovernmenGovernment limits t limits immigration immigration of Japaneseof Japanese

• Response Response to Chinese to Chinese restrictionsrestrictions

Literacy Test – Would Literacy Test – Would you be let in?you be let in?

1.1. Draw a line from circle 2 to Draw a line from circle 2 to circle 5 that will pass below circle 5 that will pass below circle 3 and above circle 4circle 3 and above circle 4

2.2. In the line below, cross out each number that is In the line below, cross out each number that is more than 20 but less than 30.more than 20 but less than 30.

2 4 76 23 47 82 4 3 29 212 4 76 23 47 82 4 3 29 213. Draw a line under the first letter after “h” and draw 3. Draw a line under the first letter after “h” and draw

a line through the second letter after “Ja line through the second letter after “J””a b c d e f g h I j k l m n o p qa b c d e f g h I j k l m n o p q

Would you be let in?Would you be let in?4. In the space below, write the word “noise” 4. In the space below, write the word “noise”

backwards and place a dot over what backwards and place a dot over what would be its second letter should it have would be its second letter should it have been written forward.been written forward.

5. Draw a triangle with a blackened circle that 5. Draw a triangle with a blackened circle that overlaps only its left corner.overlaps only its left corner.

6. Look at the line below, and place on the 6. Look at the line below, and place on the blank the number that should come nextblank the number that should come next2 4 6 18 ____2 4 6 18 ____

7. Draw, in the space below, a square with a 7. Draw, in the space below, a square with a triangle in it, and within the same triangle triangle in it, and within the same triangle draw a circle with a black dot in it. draw a circle with a black dot in it.

Would you be let in?Would you be let in?8. Spell backwards, forwards8. Spell backwards, forwards

9. Print the word vote upside 9. Print the word vote upside down, but in correct orderdown, but in correct order

10. Look at the line of numbers 10. Look at the line of numbers below and place, on the blank, below and place, on the blank, the number that should come the number that should come next.next.

3 6 9 ___ 153 6 9 ___ 15

So you got in, now So you got in, now what?what?

• Life in the Life in the citycity

–CheapCheap–Skilled & Skilled & unskilled unskilled workersworkers

–Social Social supportsupport

Americanization Americanization MovementMovement

• Voluntary Voluntary programs programs to teach to teach immigranimmigrants English ts English & how to & how to become a become a citizencitizen

Urban Urban ProblemsProblems

• HousingHousing

–TenementsTenements•No PlumbingNo Plumbing

•Rats, PigsRats, Pigs•2-3 families 2-3 families

per apt.per apt.

Urban ProblemsUrban Problems• TransportationTransportation

–Cable Cars Cable Cars –SubwaysSubways

•Replace horseReplace horse

Urban Urban ProblemsProblems

• WaterWater

– People People collect water collect water from faucets from faucets in buckets, in buckets, take hometake home• CholeraCholera• Typhoid FeverTyphoid Fever• WasteWaste

Urban ProblemsUrban Problems• SanitationSanitation

–Horse manureHorse manure–Sewage, garbage in Sewage, garbage in streetsstreets

Urban ProblemsUrban Problems

• FireFire

–Large fires b/c of little Large fires b/c of little waterwater

–Volunteer firemenVolunteer firemen

Closer (5+)Closer (5+)

• Would you consider the Would you consider the United States a “melting United States a “melting pot” of different cultures pot” of different cultures and ideas? Why or why not? and ideas? Why or why not? Do certain ethnic groups still Do certain ethnic groups still face discrimination today in face discrimination today in the U.S.? Give examplesthe U.S.? Give examples