1. Immigration and Urbanization

2. They came, they saw, they…
Immigrants
Who here is American, and what does it mean?

4. Turn-of-the-Century Immigration to the United States
Eastern and
Southern Europe
Northwestern
Europe
Eastern and
Southern Europe
18%
27%
49%
11%
Rest of the
World
71%
24%
Northwestern
Europe
Percent of Immigrants by Region and Origin

7. The “dumbbell” tenement

8. Meaning of cartoon?

11. Nativist Activism American Protective Association - 1887
Chinese Exclusion Act
Literacy tests added 1917
Immigration Act of 1924
(National Origins Act)
Est. Quota %’s
Immigration Act 1929
Capped at 150,000

12. What was the response to these “new” immigrant groups by “native” Americans and “Old Immigrants”?
Why do you think they had this reaction?
(Use your own knowledge of how people treat and regard immigrant groups today.)

13. Are we still this America?
What is the meaning of the poem?
"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.”
What does the line say about Immigrants to America?
What problems were immigrants facing in the old country?

14. Positives and Negatives Immigration
(+)
New Talents and Skills
Diversity
Freedom
Land of Opportunity
Goodwill with other countries
History of Immigration
(-)
Disease
Criminals, Radicals, Terrorists
Change American Culture
Loss of jobs and opportunity
Racial Backlash
Living and working conditions

15. US Thematic Question What makes us uniquely American?
Has our history been shaped more by immigration or the ongoing struggle for racial equality?