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Bellringer :. Which term best describes United States economic policy during the era of the rise of big business (1865-1900)? laissez-faire capitalism mercantilism Marxism welfare-state capitalism. Standards. Standards

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  1. Bellringer: Which term best describes United States economic policy during the era of the rise of big business (1865-1900)? laissez-faire capitalism mercantilism Marxism welfare-state capitalism

  2. Standards • Standards • Explain the challenges and contributions of immigrants of the late nineteenth century • Learning Targets • I can explain the challenges and contributions of immigrants of the late nineteenth century • Essential Question (exit slip) • What were the most challenging obstacles immigrants had to overcome in the late 19th century?

  3. ImmigrationMovement from one nation to another Push Factors (pushing immigrants away from their homeland) Pull Factors (pulling immigrants toward the U.S.) • Better Opportunities • Jobs • Religious Freedom • Land • Disease • Unemployment • Death in the family • Religious Persecution • Political Persecution

  4. "I came to America because I heard the streets were paved with gold. When I got here, found out three things: First, the streets weren't paved with gold; second, they weren't paved at all: and third, I was expected to pave them." -Italian Immigrant What can this quote tell us about the Immigrant experience in the U.S.?

  5. Traveling into the U.S. • Angel Island: • Off the coast of San Francisco • Chinese immigrants were detained and interrogated before being able to enter the country • Ellis Island: • off the coast of New York City • Busiest immigration inspection station • All immigrants entering the country on the Eastern border would have to pass through the inspections

  6. What will happen to you… • If you are a first class citizen please go stand by the door • you get to go straight to New York! • If you are sick please go stand by the front of the room you have to stay in the medical quarantine area. • You will not be able to travel into the U.S. until you feel better • If you are not sick and not first class go stand in the back of the room by the window. You are currently in the legal inspection area. • Unless you can answer 5 questions correctly you cannot leave.

  7. Immigration Experience at Ellis or Angel Island • Ellis Island History Channel Video

  8. New Wave vs. Old Wave Immigrants OLD WAVE NEW WAVE • Immigrated 1820’s due to crop failures or economic difficulties in their homelands. • Caucasian, protestant • Assimilation easy. • Moved to rural areas and continued farming. • English, Irish Protestants, Germans, Scandinavians • Immigrated in late 19th early 20th century • Darker skinned, Catholic, Jewish, spoke different language • Lived in urban areas in poverty • Hard to assimilate • Created fear in nation

  9. Statistics

  10. Symbol: Uncle Same as Moses Important person: Uncle Sam ED: Waves: Oppression in old country Lable: Immigrants traveling to U.S. ED: Waves: Intolerance in old country

  11. On your own paper: make 3 question sentences from the following words-use 2 words per sentence Immigration Job Money Wages Health Problems Poverty Ex. Did many immigrants face health problems?

  12. Anti-Immigration • Nativism - protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants. • Example: Some businesses would only hire people born in the U.S. • Assimilation - certain groups in are encouraged or forced to give up their cultural way of life and accommodate as quickly as possible to values and culture of another group • Example: After arriving to America many immigrants gave up their homeland traditions • Xenophobia - fear or dislike of foreigners -- in general, fear of people different from one's self.

  13. Anti-Immigration Visual Analysis

  14. Quotas and Chinese Exclusion Act. • Response to fear and nativism feelings • national government began limiting the number of immigrants into the U.S. • Quota: a limit of the amount of immigrants allowed from each country • Chinese Exclusion Act: quota of zero Chinese immigrant allowed in the U.S.

  15. PD Reading Activity • Use the timeline to generate hypotheses in response to this question: What happened between the 1860s, when Chinese were welcomed, and 1882, when they were excluded? • Use documents A-D to fill out the graphic organizer • Based on this document, why did many white Americans or other immigrants support the Chinese Exclusion Act?

  16. Timed-Pair-Share • Question: Why did Americans pass the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882?

  17. Exit Slip • Write a thesis to the following prompt: What were the most challenging obstacles immigrants had to overcome in the late 19th century?

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