United States History and Government

Mr. Guzzetta and Mr. McCabeImmigration

Immigration• Complete warm-up on Statue of Liberty• Share out personal immigration history• Complete political cartoon activity on immigration

(majority of the class)• Complete Frayer Model on Nativism• Closure

Focus Question: How have attitudes towards immigration differed among Americans throughout our history?

Old vs. New Immigration1820-1920

"Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"  -- Emma Lazarus (inscribed on the Statue of Liberty)

1) According to the inscription on the Statue of Liberty who is welcomed in the United States?

2) Do you believe the inscription on the Statue of Liberty is an accurate reflection of how immigrants were treated in the United States? Explain. (On back)

OLD Immigration (1820-1880)

• Came from Northern/Western Europe: primarily Germany and Ireland.

• Usually came with the entire family.• Religion: some Protestant, some who

were Catholic.• Physical Characteristics: blonde hair,

blue eyes, light complexion.

Irish Immigration

• The Irish Potato Famine

• Discrimination• Religious

persecution• They were poor-did

not own land • Political rights

(disenfranchised)

• The Irish were compared to blacks:

Why did they come to America?• Religious Freedom• JOBS!!!• Land (opportunity

to own land)

Consequences:

• Rise in Nativism (favor Native born Americans- How hypocritical!!!)

• Know-Nothing Party• Willing to work for lower pay (caused

job competition and resentment• Disease• Stereotypes -(drinking)

Videos!!!

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHXXfG5f81Y&feature=player_detailpage

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=sZ_uCUcoFwo

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEKSPu5Tt6I&feature=player_detailpage

NEW Immigration (1880-1920)

• Came from Southern/Eastern Europe: Italy, Russia, Greece, Poland and the Slovak nations. Also from Asia: China and Japan.

• Sometimes the men came first and then sent for their families.

• Religion: Catholic, Jewish, Buddhist.• Physical Characteristics: Dark hair, dark eyes,

olive complextion.

NEW Immigration

• Arriving by the millions • They too faced discrimination and harsh living conditions

Reasons for Immigration

• To escape religious persecution.

• To find economic opportunities.

• To escape political persecution

Experiences in the United States

European Immigrants• Settled in cities in the East

and Midwest.• Most entered through Ellis

Island in New York harbor.• Many settled in ethnic

neighborhoods with others from the same country.

Asian Immigrants• Most settled in Hawaii and

California.• Worked on railroads and

farms.• Many settled in ethnic

neighborhoods in cities.• Faced official discrimination

from local and federal government.

Ellis Island

Angel Island

Definition: Policy in the United States in the 19th and 20th century, favoring the interests of established inhabitants over those of new immigrants from less “desirable” countries

Sentence: Nativist’s caused hardship for new immigrants to the United States because of their racist attitudes and policies

Characteristics: racist policy targeted people who “looked

different” , didn’t speak English, different religious beliefs, etc.

was worst when jobs were scare Chinese Exclusion Act,

Gentlemen’s Agreement (Anti-Japanese)

Nativism

Nativist Reaction

Restrictive Laws• Chinese Exclusion Act-

1882, the law prohibited Chinese workers from entering the U.S. Stayed in affect until 1943.

• Gentlemen’s Agreement- 1907, the “compromise” that said only professional Japanese workers would be allowed into the U.S.

Nativist Groups• “Know-Nothing Party”- the

American political party, formed in 1854 and worked against Irish-Catholic immigrants.

• Ku Klux Klan- the terrorist group resurfaces and expands its hatred to others besides African-Americans.

Anti-Jewish Cartoon

Nativist Americans and the start of Chinese exclusion

Can’t we all just get along?