Warm- Up – Primary Source 1) What is the poet trying to illustrate about America? 2) How might this quote be the opposite of reality? "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, The New Colossus, 1883

Immigration in America Unit 3 Chapter 4 Lesson 1

What was the Gilded Age? Period roughly from 1870s until 1900 Coined “Gilded” by Twain Period of great growth / immigration Large issues with poverty

Why did European Immigrants come to America? Multiple reasons (avoid military service, food shortages) Many came for jobs/better jobs in American factories Most ended up in cities lacked $$ to buy land and

What is Ellis Island? Island in New York where most immigrants “checked in” After a long journey immigrants had to be inspected before entering America If you were sick you were sent back About 12 million came through Ellis Island (1892-1954)

Ellis Island Today

Graph Analysis – with a partner identify 3 observations from the data

Think- Pair- Share: How might immigrants change American Society Think- Pair- Share: How might immigrants change American Society? Create a chart and think Politically, Socially and Economically

What about immigrants from Asia? Chinese Immigrants came due to famine and poverty. “Angel Island” Settle in western cities Japanese Immigrants would come soon after

What is Nativism? Nativism is a fear/hatred of immigrants Anti-Immigration Groups form Racism = labor tension Literacy Tests Catholics feared

What kinds of Anti-immigration Legislation existed? Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 barred Chinese Immigration “Oriental Schools” The Gentlemen’s Agreement – informal to limit Japanese immigration

Political Cartoon Analysis Activity 1) Make a list of observations of anything you recognize in the image. 2) What outside information do you know that might apply to this image. 3) Is there any bias? 4) What is your interpretation of the cartoon? What is the artist trying to say?