1. Good Morning! NVC HOT ROC: Thesis Statements Chinese Immigration
Essential Question: Why did the U.S. pass the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
Homework: Research Paper DUE THIS FRIDAY!

2. HOT ROC Thesis Statements
On the next slide you will be presented with 3 examples of a thesis statement.
For each statement, assign a letter grade (A, B, or C)
For the “A” Grade- explain why.
Have them discuss this with a partner rather than write down?

3. Thesis Statements
The rise of industry had many positive and negative effects on the United States.
While industrialization at the turn of the twentieth century created social inequalities, overall it created economic opportunities for both workers and industrialists, benefiting the daily lives of most Americans.
The rise of industry at the turn of the twentieth century greatly increased economic opportunities for some of the wealthy elite. However, industrialization negatively impacted a far larger percentage of the population both economically and socially.

4. Immigrants in America Majority of immigrants settle in cities
Tenements: crowded, dirty housing for the poor
Supportive/Positive Response:
Settlement Houses: places immigrants can go for support
Negative Response
Nativism: belief in superiority of “native” Americans
Ethnic and Racial Discrimination
Mixed Response
Assimilation and
Americanization: expected to give up old culture and become “American”

5. Chinese Immigration 1848 Chinese immigration begins
Gold Rush
1860s-1870s Chinese immigration encouraged
Need workers for factories/trains
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
No Chinese immigration for 10 years

6. Inquiry “Why did the U.S. pass the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882?”
Write a THESIS answering the historical question
Be sure to include three SUBCLAIMS from the documents in your thesis!