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Immigration in the Late 1800s: Reasons, Challenges, and Discrimination

Explore the reasons why immigrants moved to the US in the late 1800s, the challenges they faced, and the discrimination they encountered. Dive into the experiences of Irish and Asian immigrants.

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Immigration in the Late 1800s: Reasons, Challenges, and Discrimination

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  1. Bellwork • What reasons can you think of that might make you or your family get up and move across the country to a new state?

  2. Immigration

  3. Immigration Change • Prior to 1890 • Western Europe • Northern Europe • Chinese and Japanese • After 1890 • South Europe (Italy) • Central Europe (Austria-Hungary) • Eastern Europe (Russia)

  4. Immigration Change • Early Years • Immigrated because of necessity (Famine) • Hardship • After 1890 • Farming in Europe became easier. • Land was used up because farming was easier • Younger people looking to start their own farms • Move to U.S. where there is an abundance of land • Steamship made it cheap to move

  5. Immigration • Transcontinental Railroad • Connected East to West • Work was done mostly by Irish and Chinese immigrants and African Americans. • Homestead Act 1862 • 160 acres of land was offered to head of households. • Land was located in the west. • Those who made the railroads vied for the land.

  6. Ellis Island • Immigrants from Europe were taken to be inspected • Located in New York Harbor • Busiest Inspection station in U.S. from 1892 – 1934 • Immigrants checked for Disease. • 2% of all immigrants were turned away.

  7. Assignment • Split class into 6 groups. • Give each group an immigrant to research. (provide the name and website) • Group is to be able to take explain the following questions: • What Country did your person come from? • Why did you person leave their country? • What was the trip like? • What was it like upon arriving into America? • Explain one thing you found interesting about your person.

  8. Assignment • Seymour Rechtzeit • www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/relive-boys-journey • Annie Moore • www.coedu.usf.edu/culture/Story/Story_Ireland.htm • Clifford Smith • campsilos.org/ecursions/grout/one/act5a.htm • Nicholas Sulentic • campsilos.org/ecursions/grout/one/act5b.htm • Henry Nauman • campsilos.org/ecursions/grout/one/act5c.htm • George P. Beck • campsilos.org/ecursions/grout/one/act5d.htm

  9. Bellwork • What does the following quote mean? How does this quote relates to the immigrants of the late 1800’s? • “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-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” • Emma Lazarus

  10. First site European Immigrants Seen of U.S.

  11. European Immigration • Quick Review from Yesterday

  12. Family Waiting to Land

  13. Immigrants Waiting to be Processed

  14. Irish • Reasons why Irish left. • British controlled life in Ireland. • Farming difficult because of Potato Famine. • Poor • Hatred for Irish Develops in U.S. • Irish lived in slums • Blamed for crime, disease, and alcohol abuse. • Irish were Catholic

  15. Irish • Religion • America was primarily Protestant • People believed Irish would be more loyal to Pope then President • Just For Jeopardy (do not write) • Protestants do not believe the Pope has Universal Authority. • Bible alone is the truth.

  16. Know-Nothing Party • Spin off from Republican Party • Anti-Irish and Anti-Immigration

  17. 1st Practice Source

  18. 2nd Practice Source • Watch Video Scene from • Gangs of New York

  19. 1st Part Assignment • Split into 4 groups. • Hand one copy of 4 documents to each group. • Group is to read the documents and answer the questions on each.

  20. 2nd Part of Assignment • Use this information to try and answer the following question: • Were the Irish considered white in the 19th Century America? • Create a T-Chart • 5 pieces of evidence from source shows they were white and 5 for they were not Was White Not White

  21. 3rd Part of Assignment • Answer the question. (Conclusion) • Were Irish considered White in 19th Century America? Explain your answer using the documents and cartoons.

  22. Asian Immigration

  23. Immigration from Asia • Railroads • Thousands were employed to work on the transcontinental railroad • Chinese started in west and Irish workers in the east • Met in Utah. • Chinese • Paid less then whites • Had to supply their own food. • Had the toughest terrain to carve through • US needed workers and Chinese continued to arrive to do the work

  24. Chinese Children – Angel Island

  25. Immigrants from Asia • Chinese Restrictions 1882-1943 • Nativism – Favoritism towards native-born Americans • Resentment grew toward Chinese (they were taking our jobs) • Chinese Exclusion Act 1882 • Banned all entry of Chinese except Teachers, Students, Merchants, Tourists, and Government Officials • The law continued until 1943

  26. Immigration from Asia (Japanese) • Hawaii (Sugar Plantations) • Japan allowed Hawaiians to recruit Japanese workers • Word of competitive pay led more out of Japan • US annexed Hawaii in 1898 which led to more emigration • California (Fruit and Vegetables) • When Hawaii was annexed it opened Japanese to move to California • California climate was ideal to farm • By 1920 – 200,000 Japanese lived on the West Coast

  27. Japanese Being Checked for Disease

  28. Asian Immigration Reading • Li Keng Wong’s Story • Teacer.scholastic.com/activities/asian-american/angel_island/chapter1.htm • Cause of Immigration • Library.thinkquest.org/20619/Chinese.html

  29. Immigration from Mexico

  30. Immigration from Mexico • Newlands National Reclamation Act of 1902 • Encouraged irrigation of arid land in West • Created new farmland • Drew many Mexican farm workers northward

  31. Immigration from Mexico • Mexican Revolution • Mexico was controlled by Porfirio Diaz (Military Dictator) • Diaz was a friend of the U.S. • Diaz encouraged investment into his country • Uprising • Rich got Richer and Poor got Poorer • Peasants and workers overthrew Diaz and Francisco Madero took control • Madero unable to please everybody was overthrown and General Victoriano Huerta took control. • Madero was assassinated.

  32. Immigration from Mexico • Period of Unrest • 5 years of continuous leadership change • U.S. refused to recognize leaders who took over through murder • Prompted more immigration from Mexico • 700,000 people immigrated during this time • 7% of Mexico’s Population

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