3. What do you see?

6. Nativist People who were against immigration.
THOUGHT THAT IMMIGRANTS WOULD NOT FIT INTO AMERICAN CULTURE BECAUSE OF THEIR LANGUGAGES, RELIGIONS, AND CUSTOMS WERE TOO DIFFERENT.

7. IRISH CHINESE WHAT WERE THE PUSH/PULL FACTORS THAT BROUGHT THEM TO ?
HOW DID NAVITISTS TREAT THESE PEOPLE?
WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS DID THEY MAKE TO ?

8. Examples of Nativism
“Know-Nothing Party” – a political party started to pass laws to prevent immigrants from taking jobs or working in government.

9. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882:
A law that said Chinese immigrants were no longer allowed to come in to the country for work.

10. Immigration Act of 1924:The United States government created a quota system, which limited how many immigrants could come into the country each year.

11. How Should Immigrants Adapt to the United States?
Melting Pot
Salad Bowl 

12. Assimilation
Immigrants should quickly learn English and adopt all aspects of American culture.

13. “Melting pot” Theory
Immigrants would gradually and naturally blend into a new American culture that combined the best elements of many cultures and nationalities.

14. Cultural pluralism (“Salad Bowl Theory”)
There are no superior cultures, and each ethnic group should practice its own customs, respect unfamiliar customs, and adjust to the way of a larger society.