Monday October 27, 2014
Mr. Goblirsch – U.S. History
OBJECTIVE – Students Will Be Able To – SWBAT:
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Identify who the “New Immigrants” to the U.S. were, and how they entered
America.
AGENDA:
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WARM-UP: Immigration Vocab
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: Industrialization Cost & Benefits
CONCEPT: Immigration
VIDEO CLIP: Statue of Liberty (10 min)
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE: Immigration Quick Write
CLOSURE: Need To Know for Tomorrow’s Quiz
*****Ch 5 & 6 Quiz TOMORROW*****
Immigration Vocab WARM-UP: (Follow the directions below)
***5 Minutes***
Define the terms below using the glossary of your textbook.
1. Melting pot
2. Nativism
Industrialization
Costs & Benefits
DIRECTIONS: Discuss each of the following below with your
partner and decide whether you feel it was a cost or a
benefit of industrialization.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Growth of monopolies in industries
Corruption
More manufactured goods
Better transportation
Poor/dangerous working conditions
6. Labor v. Management conflicts
7. Improved technology/machinery
8. Less isolation (regions are linked)
9. Less creative/skillful jobs
10. Improvements in construction
techniques
COSTS
1. 1. Growth of monopolies in industries
2. 2. Corruption
3. 5. Poor/Dangerous working conditions
4. 6. Labor v. Management conflicts
5. 9. Less creative/skillful jobs
BENEFITS
1. 3. More manufactured goods
2. 4. Better transportation
3. 7. Improved technology/machinery
4. 8. Less isolation (regions are linked)
5. 10. Improvements in construction
techniques
IMMIGRANTS AND
URBANIZATION
AMERICA BECOMES A
MELTING POT IN THE LATE
19TH & EARLY 20TH CENTURY
SECTION 1:THE NEW
IMMIGRANTS
 Millions of immigrants
entered the U.S. in the
late 19th and early 20th
centuries
 Some came to escape
difficult conditions,
others known as “birds
of passage” intended to
stay only temporarily to
earn money, and then
return to their homeland
Reasons for Immigration
A. Seek a Better Life
B. Escape Difficult Conditions (Famine, Land
Shortage) (Religious & Political Persecution)
C. Industrial boom = need for labor, jobs
D. Birds of Passage
GOAL: Immigrate Temporarily
1. Work in the US (Earn $)
2. Return to Homeland
Most never returned home
EUROPEANS
 Between 1870 and 1920, about
20 million Europeans arrived
in the United States
 Before 1890, most were from
western and northern Europe
 After 1890, most “New
Immigrants” came from
southern and eastern Europe
 All were looking for
opportunityropeans
Rising population of Europe left jobs &
land scarce
Prior 1890, (England, Ireland, Germany)
After 1890, (Italians, Hungarians,
Russians, Greeks)
1907 – 1 mill. – Italy, Austria, Russia
CHINESE
 Between 1851 and 1882,
about 300,000 Chinese
arrived on the West Coast
 Some were attracted by the
Gold Rush, others went to
work for the railroads,
farmed or worked as
domestic servants
 An anti-Chinese
immigration act by
Congress curtailed
immigration after 1882
Many Chinese men
worked for the railroads
JAPANESE
 In 1884, the Japanese
government allowed
Hawaiian planters to
recruit Japanese
workers
 The U.S. annexation of
Hawaii in 1898
increased Japanese
immigration to the west
coast
 By 1920, more than
200,000 Japanese lived
on the west coast
THE WEST INDIES AND
MEXICO
 Between 1880 and 1920,
about 260,000 immigrants
arrived in the eastern and
southeastern United
States from the West
Indies
 They came from Jamaica,
Cuba, Puerto Rico, and
other islands
 Mexicans, too, immigrated
to the U.S. to find work
and flee political turmoil –
700,000 Mexicans arrived
in the early 20th century
Structured Academic Discussion
Immigrants coming to this country were…
Chinese immigrants…
LIFE IN THE NEW LAND
 In the late 19th century
most immigrants arrived
via boats
 The trip from Europe
took about a month, while
it took about 3 weeks
from Asia
 The trip was arduous and
many died along the way
 Destination was Ellis
Island for Europeans, and
Angel Island for Asians
ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK
 Ellis Island was the arrival
point for European
immigrants
 They had to pass inspection
at the immigration stations
 Processing took hours, and
the sick were sent home
 Immigrants also had to
show that they were not
criminals, had some money
($25), and were able to work
 From 1892-1924, 17 million
immigrants passed through
Ellis Island’s facilities
Ellis Island – one week from Europe
1. Immigration Station in NY Harbor
2. Europeans Coming to East Coast– most traveled in
cargo holds
3. Subject to medical examinations, harsh questioning,
detention, then accepted or rejected – 5 hours or more
ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK HARBOR
Statue of Liberty
1. Immigrants Symbol of Hope as entering NY
(“Golden Door”)
ANGEL ISLAND, SAN
FRANCISCO
 Asians, primarily
Chinese, arriving on the
West Coast gained
admission at Angel
Island in the San
Francisco Bay
 Processing was much
harsher than Ellis
Island as immigrants
withstood tough
questioning and long
detentions in filthy
conditions
ANGEL ISLAND WAS CONSIDERED MORE
HARSH THAN ELLIS ISLAND
Angel Island
Structured Academic Discussion
Immigrants entering America had to enter
through _______ and endure …
The Statue of Liberty served as a symbol
of _______ for “New Immigrants” because
…
IMMIGRATION QUICK WRITE
The United States is often referred to as a melting pot,
while others suggest that a better metaphor would be
referring to the U.S. as a salad bowl. Write a ½ page
explaining which term you believe is a more accurate
description of the U.S. and why. (Definitions below)
Melting Pot - the blending of ethnicities and races by
abandoning native customs
Salad Bowl - different cultures mixed, but remain distinct
NEED TO KNOW: Chapter 5 & 6 Quiz
CHAPTER 5
• Conflicts with Native
Americans over (P. 203)
• Homestead Act
• Exoduster
• Morrill Act
• Populism
• Problems farmers faced
CHAPTER 6
• RxR impact
• Credit Mobilier
• Interstate Commerce Act
• Impact of steel
• Inventions impact
• Andrew Carnegie
• John D. Rockefeller
• Horizontal & Vertical
Integration
• Social Darwinism
• Working conditions
• Labor Unions
• Homestead strike
• Pullman strike
Immigration & Urbanization Review Questions
DIRECTIONS:
Use your notes & textbook (Ch 7 Sec 1 & 2) to answer
the questions below. – ***DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY***
1. Describe the “new” immigrants to the U.S.
2. What were the effects of the massive influx of
immigrants to the U.S. in the late 1800s?
3. Describe the rise of the nativist movement and
it’s impact.
4. Why did immigrants settle in the nation’s cities, and why
did they tend to group together in communities?
5. What was the Americanization movement?
6. Why did a number of Americans move from rural to
urban areas?
7. Briefly describe the problems that developed in the
urban areas of the United States.