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COS Standard 1

Explore the transition of the US from an agrarian society to an industrial nation prior to WWI, along with the motives, settlement patterns, and immigration quotas for immigrants from Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. Learn about the Chinese Immigration Act and the impact of nativism on immigration.

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COS Standard 1

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  1. COS Standard 1 Explain the transition of the US from an agrarian society to an industrial nation prior to WWI.

  2. Comparing population percentages, motives and settlement patterns of immigrants from Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America, including the Chinese Immigration Act regarding immigration quota. Chapter 15 Section 1

  3. Immigration • Many Europeans came to America by the 1890s. • European Jews • Reasons to come to America… • Employment • Few immigration restrictions • Avoiding the military • Religious freedom • Move up the social ladder

  4. Immigration • Most immigrants came through Ellis Island. • Most settled in cities with people from their homeland. • Those who learned English, adapted to the American culture, had a skill or money, or settled with their ethnic group tended to adjust well to life in America.

  5. Immigration • People left China for several reasons… • Unemployment • Poverty • Famine • Discovery of gold in California • Taiping Rebellion • Railroad workers • Asian immigrants traveled through Angel Island.

  6. Nativism • Extreme dislike of foreigners by native born people • Desire to limit immigration • Chinese Exclusion Act: barred Chinese immigration and prevented the Chinese who were already in the US from becoming citizens.

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