What do you see?
Examples of Nativism
“Know-Nothing
Party” – a
political party
started to pass
laws to
prevent
immigrants
from taking
jobs or
working in
government.
The Chinese
Exclusion Act of
1882:
A law that said
Chinese
immigrants were
no longer allowed
to come in to the
country for work.
• Immigration Act of 1924 limited the
number of immigrants who could be
admitted from any country to 2% of the
number of person from that country who
were already living in the United States in
1890
How Should Immigrants
Adapt to the United States?
Melting Pot
Salad Bowl 
Assimilation
• Immigrants should quickly learn English
and adopt all aspects of American culture.
“Melting pot” Theory
• Immigrants would gradually and naturally
blend into a new American culture that
combined the best elements of many
cultures and nationalities.
Cultural pluralism
(“Salad Bowl Theory”)
• There are no superior cultures, and each
ethnic group should practice its own
customs, respect unfamiliar customs, and
adjust to the way of a larger society.