DO NOW Why did people migrate to American from other countries after the Civil War? Give at least two reasons. Also, how were they received?

807: Immigration 3/1

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America is diverse = ==

Put ‘em all together

Theory #1: America is a Melting Pot = Theory #1: America is a Melting Pot the assimilation of ALL immigrants result is an entire country of immigrants (all colors & races) who have given up their native cultures, languages, customs to adopt a purely American identity

Got it?

So what’s the deal with acculturation?

Lets break it down Acculturation = immigrants maintain a part of their native language, food, clothes, music, accent, etc., while ALSO taking on characteristics of being a “regular” American

Push vs. Pull factors for immigration?

Old vs. New Immigrants Old – Northern and Western Europe New – Eastern and Southern Europe and Asia

“OLD” IMMIGRANTS

“NEW” IMMIGRANTS

Exclusion The Chinese Exclusion Act – 1882 Limited immigration from Chinese to almost zero American citizens had to prove citizenship Gentlemen’s Agreement – 1907 Japan-US No new immigrants from Japan

What does it mean?

What does “Americanization” mean? Is this different or the same as assimilation?

2008 DBQ Practice Throughout the 19th century, the United States government made multiple efforts to “Americanize” various groups of people. Please explain the ways in which this occurred and what the motivations behind it were. Limit your answer to focusing on TWO of the following: Native Americans and forced assimilation European Immigrants

Classwork p. 449 Document-Based Questions #1-5

What actions did the US take to deal with immigration in the late 19th century? Was it successful? Explain, citing information from at least two of today’s documents.

James Bryce, The American Commonwealth, 1888 A certain part of this recent immigration is transitory. Italians and Slovaks, for instance, after they have by thrift accumulated a sum which is large for them, return to their native villages, and carry back with them new notions and habits which set up a ferment among the simple rustics of a Calabrian or North Hungarian Valley. For the United States the practice has the double advantage of supplying a volume of cheap unskilled labour when employment is brisk and of removing it when employment becomes slack, so that the number of the unemployed, often very large when a financial crisis has brought bad times, is rapidly reduced, and there is more work for the permanently settled part of the laboring class. It is the easier to go backwards and forwards, because two thirds among all the races except the Jews, are men, either unmarried youths or persons who have left their wives behind.