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Understanding Immigration Trends and Nativism in 19th Century America

This overview explores the reasons behind immigration to the U.S., particularly from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, highlighting the changing origins and characteristics of immigrants. It examines significant periods of immigration, analyzing data and charts to understand where immigrants came from. The impact of nativism and the Chinese Exclusion Act on American society and immigrants, especially Chinese Americans, is also reviewed. Various primary sources, including poems and cartoons, enrich this historical narrative, shedding light on American views towards immigration.

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Understanding Immigration Trends and Nativism in 19th Century America

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  1. Why do people decide to emigrate?

  2. Why did immigrants come to the U.S.?

  3. How did the makeup of immigrants change throughout history?

  4. How did the makeup of immigrants change throughout history?

  5. Using Charts a. Where did most immigrants come from during 1870-1890? b. Where did most immigrants come from during 1900-1910? c. Overall, did the total number of immigrants coming to the U.S. decrease or increase greatly? How do you think this affected Americans’ views on immigration?

  6. Review: • How did immigration change from the mid 1800s to late 1800s? • Consider: • New vs. Old immigrant characteristics • Number of immigrants entering the U.S.

  7. Primary Source Analysis: Cartoons • Joseph Keppler “Welcome All” • Joseph Keppler“Looking Backward” Poems • Emma Lazarus “The New Colossus” • Thomas Bailey Aldrich “Unguarded Gates”

  8. Video: http://www.history.com/topics/ellis-island/videos#ellis-island-deconstructed and http://www.history.com/videos/ellis-island-in-pictures#the-ellis-island-medical-inspection

  9. Video: 8) Why were so many Americans concerned about Chinese immigration? 9) What was the Chinese Exclusion Act? How did it affect Chinese Americans? http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=chinese+exclusion+act+video&view=detail&mid=48CE0C0BBFFBF651840248CE0C0BBFFBF6518402&first=0&qpvt=chinese+exclusion+act+video

  10. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW6f96SgknY

  11. Review: • What is nativism? • Why did nativism increase in the late 1800s? • How were European and Asian immigration experiences similar? Different?

  12. Lesson Extension: How did the Chinese Exclusion Act affect Chinese immigrants? Lesson Extension: How did the Chinese Exclusion affect Chinese immigrants?

  13. Lesson Extension: Review Activity

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