Immigration to the U.S
We will know the main immigration ports of entry, which
immigrant groups entered through each, and how
population growth was impacted by immigration.
Students will also know the definition of nativism and
understand the causes for its rise in the United States.
Students will be able to explain in an OER essay how
these components connected to influence the United
States during the Gilded Age.
Have you ever gone to a party (or other places) and
discovered that you do not know a single person?
How did it make you feel?
Do you trust people that do not
look or think like you do?
Consider this You and your family are moving to South Korea.
How do you feel about it?
Predict the issues you will face when you get there?
With your group, use the facts sheet on immigrants I
have given you to(a) list the main ports for immigration on your fact sheet
and circle the area on the map while
(b) matching and labeling the immigrant group or
groups to their area of entry.
What were the main immigration entry ports?
Where did the Europeans usually enter? the Asians?
the Hispanics?
What are some specific problems related to
overcrowding in cities?
Look at your fact sheet and decide with your group
what nativism means
The Gilded Age: Nativism becomes an issue.
Nativism = this becomes an issue as immigrants begin coming to
America. Immigrants were treated with suspicion, disrespect,
discrimination, up to and including hatred. It was believed that they
would destroy the way of American life in the United States with their
way of thinking and culture.
Speak Out!
Share group definitions of nativism
Nativism: protecting the interests of native-born or
established inhabitants against those of immigrants
Why were immigrants so readily accepted into the
United States by the government and big businesses?
How did the public react to the influx of immigration
during the Gilded Age and Industrial Revolution?
Following your handout you will prepare
to write a 5 paragraph essay.
With your group you will have 15
minutes to brainstorm:
-How immigrants impacted population
growth & the growth of major cities &
-How American nativism affected (in
the past) & currently affects immigrants.
You will 35 minutes ONLY to individually complete your paper.
Use the handout and rubrics as a guide to answer the prompt:
“What type of impact did immigrants have on the
populations of the United States and what type of
discrimination would immigrants have faced during
the Gilded Age as a result of Nativism?”
Immigrant fact sheet- The Gilded Age: Immigrant life
SE’s: 3C,3D: Analyze social issues affecting women, minorities, children,
immigrants, urbanization, the Social Gospel, and philanthropy of industrialist;
Describe the optimism of the many immigrants who sought a better life in America.
Immigrant fact sheet- The Gilded Age: Immigrant
Life: Ellis Island
Ellis Island = This was the entry point of most immigrants coming in
from Europe. All immigrants had to stop here before setting foot on United
States soil. Immigrants had their names changed. They had medical
examinations, failed, denied entry or quarantined. Once approved, you
would then be ferried to the City of New York.
The Gilded Age: Immigrant Life: Angel Island
The Gilded Age: Immigrant Life
Angel Island = This was the entry point of most immigrants coming in
from Asia. It was the equivalent to Ellis Island on the West Coast of the
United States. All immigrants had to stop here before setting foot on United
States soil. Once approved, you would be ferried onto San Francisco,
California.
The Gilded Age: Immigrant Life: Southwest
The Gilded Age: Immigrant Life
Southwest = This has always been the entry point for people from
Mexico, central and Latin American Countries. No specific port of entry due
to proximity and history.
The Gilded Age: Reaction of Immigrants coming to
America.
Immigration prior to 1890 =
Most worked as laborers, were
skilled and mostly AngloSaxon. Many settled the West.
Those from northern Europe
settled in eastern cities.
New immigrants after 1890=
there was an influx of immigrants
from Eastern Europe who came
with different languages and
cultures. They suffered
discrimination.
The Gilded Age: Impact of Immigrants on population.
Immigration to the United States:
1. expanded population of eastern
cities due to large immigrant
populations that sought work in cities
and factories (late 19th and early 20th
centuries.
2. Growth of the Pacific Coast due to
immigration from Asia. (Chinese)
3. Changing population of the
Southwest (Texas to California) due to
the influx of immigrants from Mexico
and Central America.
4. Expansion of the farm population
of the Southwest over time as
agriculture developed and depended
on immigrant and migrant labor.
The Gilded Age: Impact of Immigrants on population.
Treatment of minorities = Most minorities were denied civil rights.
Child Labor = Industry preference for minimally paid child labor led to
laws against the use of children in factories and jobs.
Growth of Cities = Problems of overcrowding, inadequate
infrastructure, crime, pollution, disease, education, and efficient local
government were created.
The Gilded Age: Nativism becomes an issue.
Nativism = this becomes an issue as immigrants begin coming to
America. Immigrants were treated with suspicion, disrespect,
discrimination, up to and including hatred. It was believed that they
would destroy the way of American life in the United States with their
way of thinking and culture.