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CHAPTER 7

Liberty Enlightening the World. CHAPTER 7. The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

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CHAPTER 7

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  1. Liberty Enlightening the World • CHAPTER • 7 MAH 7-1

  2. The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "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!" MAH 7-1

  3. Ch 7 IMMIGRANTS AND URBANIZATION MAH 7-1

  4. A NATION OFIMMIGRANTS • SHOULD WE BE A “MELTING POT”? • OR A • SALAD BOWL? MAH 7-1

  5. THE AMERICAN POPULATION INCREASES • AS IMMIGRANTS SUPPLY • A WILLING WORKFORCE • FOR URBAN INDUSTRIALIZATION, • AND A POLITICAL BASE FOR POLITICIANS • WHICH LED TO ABUSES IN • LOCAL & NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS • AND THAT PROMPTED CALLS • FOR REFORM ! MAH 7-1

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  7. SECTION 1 • THE NEW IMMIGRANTS • EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS • 20 MILLION (1870-1920) • RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION • OVERCROWDING • ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY • MORE STH. & EST. EUROPEANS MAH 7-1

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  9. NON-EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS • ASIAN IMMIGRANTS • 500,000 FROM 1850-1900 • CHINESE EXCL’N ACT • HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS • 500,000 • CARIBBEAN & MEXICAN MAH 7-1

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  11. ARRIVAL IN AMERICA • MOST CAME BY STEAM SHIP MAH 7-1

  12. ARRIVAL IN AMERICA • IMMIGRANTS HAD TO PASS A VARIETY OF TESTS MAH 7-1

  13. LIFE IN THE NEW LAND • IMMIGRATION STATIONS • ELLIS ISLAND (NYC) • ANGEL ISLAND (SF) • CULTURE SHOCK • LANGUAGE, CUSTOMS, ECONOMY • ETHNIC NEIGHBORHOODS • SUPPORT GROUPS (eg:CHURCHES) MAH 7-1

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  15. IMMIGRATION RESTRICTIONS • “NATIVISM” • ANTI-IMMIGRATION • CHINESE EXCLUS’N ACT (1882-1943) • GENTLEMEN’S AGREEMENT (1907) • MINIMAL JAPANESE IMM. • NON-SEGREGATED SCHOOLS MAH 7-1

  16. Eugenics • The general belief that some “peoples” are better than others because of genetic history and that people of “inferior” genetics should not be allowed to immigrate or have children. MAH 7-1

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