Immigration
9th Grade Honors American History
Objectives
I can…
• Analyze the difference
between old
immigrants and new
immigrants.
• Summarize the
reasons for, benefits
of, and problems that
resulted from
immigration
• Identify examples of
discrimination against
immigrants.
Immigration Trends
Shaping the Nation
• Melting Pot or Mosaic
• Political realities in
Europe
– Tyrannical rule vs.
democratic values
• Industry
• The “American Dream”
Old vs. New Immigrants
Old Immigrants
• English, German, Irish
• Protestant
New Immigrants
• Eastern and
Southern European
• Catholic
Old Immigrants
New Immigrants
How did they arrive?
• Before: Company checks
(avoid return fine)
• Upon arrival: Ellis Island (Also
Angel Island)
– US Immigration questioning,
medical evaluation, appeals to
determine admission.
– Certify no “contract labor”
(1885)
– Literacy tests (1917)
– Nearly 4,000 per day processed
during peak.
• Upon admission
– Exchange currency
– Buy tickets to final destination
Where did they go?
• Urban areas (slums, ghettos)
• Tenement living
Chicago
Influx of immigrants for
the meat-packing plants
Small, wooden buildings
for immigrants
Led to Great Chicago
Fire
Objectives
I can…
• Analyze the difference
between old
immigrants and new
immigrants.
• Summarize the reasons
for, benefits of, and
problems that resulted
from immigration
• Identify examples of
discrimination against
immigrants.
Review
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Old vs. New Immigrants
Causes of Immigration
Benefits of Immigration
Problems from Immigration
The Immigrant Experience
• Ellis Island Oral Histories Project
Consequences of Immigration
Pros  Growth
Cons  Discrimination
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Exposure to new cultures
Increasing globalization
Competition
New, creative thought
Religion
Language/communication
Way of life
Physical characteristics
Do This Now…
• Take out notes
• Define:
– Prejudice
– Discrimination
• Think of one example of a
prejudice and one example of
discrimination that exists in
the United States today.
Objectives
I can…
• Summarize the reasons
for, benefits of, and
problems that resulted
from immigration
• Identify examples of
discrimination against
immigrants.
• Evaluate the treatment
and portrayal of the lives
of immigrants and those
who lived in urban
poverty.
Discrimination and Immigration
• Nativism (race, religion)
– American Protection League
• Immigration Restriction League
– Literacy Tests (1917)
• 1882 – Chinese Exclusion Act
• Gentleman’s Agreement (Japan)
Immigrant Life
• Immigrants a source of CHEAP LABOR  low wages,
long hours, poor working conditions.
• Middle class = aloof  slum tours
Reactions?
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Jacob Riis – “How the
Other Half Lives”
…a reference to a phrase of François
Rabelais, who wrote in Pantagruel:
"one half of the world does not
know how the other half lives".
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Directions:
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Read your assigned reading
Consider the questions (following
slide)
Discuss your answers with your
group.
Turn in one sheet per group (with all
names)
Jacob Riis Directions – pd 1 HW
Directions:
• Preview the questions (following slide).
• Read your assigned excerpt.
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You may read the other excerpts but are only responsible
for the letter assigned to you in class.
Divide your piece of paper in half
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Half 1: Answer the questions (following slide) in relation to
your excerpt. You should have specific evidence from your
excerpt if noted in the question.
Half 2: (IN CLASS) Record new information from your
group discussion for each question.
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Discuss each answer with your group (all groups have at least 1
ABCDEFG)
You may do this in bullet points.
Turn in your sheet when time is called. (IN CLASS)
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Use your class time wisely!
Jacob Riis Questions
• What are his attitudes towards poverty?
• What are his attitudes towards these immigrants?
• Jacob Riis was someone who believed that he
supported and helped immigrants through his work.
Do these excerpts support this idea? Why or why
not?
• Consider your answer to the previous question:
What do you know about Riis’ audience, their
values, and beliefs?
• What do these photographs and excerpts tell you
about life in cities at the turn of the century?
Immigration
• Crash Course US History Summary (3:35 -
Review
• What sort of
discrimination did
immigrants face?
• What was life like for
immigrants and those
living in poverty?
• Put yourself in Jacob Riis’
shoes – if you wanted to
help these people, what
would you do?
Objectives
I can…
• Summarize the reasons
for, benefits of, and
problems that resulted
from immigration
• Identify examples of
discrimination against
immigrants.
• Evaluate the treatment
and portrayal of the lives
of immigrants and those
who lived in urban
poverty.
Citations
• The Golden Age of Immigration and Beyond |
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• Library of Congress
• Ellis Island – National Park Service
• National Archives and Record Administration
• US Bureau of the Census
• Digital History, UH
• National Geographic