Do Now (Insert Date): Come in QUIETLY Grab worksheet and document from supply table for later Finished Do Now? Prepare Cornell Notes. Essential Question is written on board. Do Now: Do you think immigrants in the late 1800s were treated like immigrants in America today? Explain why or why not.

Reminders! Robber Baron Worksheet Re-do, turn in to make up box Check gradespeed for 0.5 See me during advisory on Friday if you are missing work Unit 1 Test is Sept. 16th or 17th****

(Write at least 3) Old v. New DATE Came before 1870 Came after 1870 RELIGION BIRTHPLACE REASONS DESTINATION OCCUPATION Came before 1870 Came after 1870 Protestant Catholic and Jewish North/Western Europe Irish, German,Italian Both escaping poverty, religious and political persecution Moved to farms Moved to cities in the in the Midwest Northeast Became farmers Unskilled workers

Push Factors and Pull Factors (Write at least 2 of each) Push Factors: Force/“push” people out of a place. Drought or famine Political revolutions or wars Religious persecution Economic struggles Pull Factors: Attract people to a place or land. Plentiful Land Employment Religious Freedom Political Freedom New Life

Immigrants Arrive in America 2 ports of entry into the U.S. Ellis Island- New York City Angel Island- San Francisco Bay To Enter: Immigrants had to be healthy, show they had money, a skill, or a sponsor to provide for them. Had to take health tests…if they didn’t pass they could be sent back

Ellis Island was built in 1892 as the 1st “Immigration Center” Later, closed in the 1940s Today it is a museum.

Angel Island Most Chinese and Asian immigrants came through here (San Francisco Bay)

Some Immigrants Assimilate Into Society Assimilate: to fit in. Most immigrants lived in ethnic neighborhoods Americanization: helping newcomers learn American ways. (Language, customs, dress, and diet) Immigrants usually stuck with their native cultures but children of immigrants were more likely to adopt American ways. America became known as the “Melting Pot”

Immigrants Face Hostility Nativism = belief that native born white Americans were superior to immigrants. Turn and Talk: What do you think this cartoon is showing?

Chinese Exclusion Act Law passed in response to discrimination against the Chinese in 1882 Prohibited immigration by Chinese laborers, limited civil rights of immigrants in America Chinese were viewed as taking away jobs from Nativists First law to restrict immigration. Overturned in 1943

Gentlemen’s Agreement 1907– Japan said they would restrict immigration to the U.S. IF the U.S. would treat Japanese immigrants already in America better

Immigrants Change America Immigrants changed America in many ways. (Write 2) Fueled industrial growth Helped elect politicians Made their traditions a part of American culture. Write 2 examples: Mexican Americans developed ranching techniques. Chinese, Irish, and Mexican workers built railroads. Immigrants worked in mines, steel and textile mills, and factories. Female immigrants worked in factories, as seamstresses, and laundresses Immigrants helped the U.S. become a world power!

The “Old Colossus” Colossus of Rhodes: The “New Colossus” The Statue of Liberty Was a statue of the Greek Sun God Helios located on a Greek island called Rhodes Considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Group Work/Exit Ticket: Expectations: You finish your work I should be able to see individual groups You read EVERYTHING before asking questions You use your drake voice You only work with your assigned group Directions: Count off to 8 When I say go you have 10 seconds to quietly find your group (hold up your number)