1. The Immigrant Experience American Studies – Chapter 15

2. Immigration Why? –Poverty, famine, land shortages, religious or political persecution Who? –Britain, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Russia, Austria- Hungary, China, Japan, West Indies, Mexico How many? –Between 1870 – 1920 20,000,000

3. Issues Difficult journey –Steamship Inspection at Ellis Island or Angel Island –Physical examination –Document examination –Literacy examination –Ability to work –$25

5. Essential Question What was it like to be an immigrant to the United States around the turn of the century? Read Section 15.1

6. Sensory Statements Sensory statements describe what immigrants might have experience or felt through any of their senses

8. Sensory Statement Examples With my hands I touch……….. The America letter from my relatives which tells me of the opportunities available in that country

9. Read Section 15.2 and complete four sensory statements for the following photograph See Hear Smell Touch Taste

10. Read Section 15.3 and complete four sensory statements for the following photograph

11. Read Section 15.4 and complete four sensory statements for the following photograph

12. Read Section 15.5 and complete four sensory statements for the following photograph

13. Read Section 15.6 and complete four sensory statements for the following photograph

14. Essential Vocabulary Americanization –Definition: to make or become American in character; assimilate to the customs and institutions of the U.S. –Write a definition in your own words. –Create a picture that represents the word.

15. Essential Vocabulary Urbanization –Definition: to make or cause to become urban, as a locality. –Write a definition in your own words. –Create a picture that represents the word.

16. Analyzing Attitudes As a pair you will analyze a series of political cartoons to learn about various attitudes Americans held toward immigrants around the turn of the century. For each cartoon: –Sketch the missing portion –Answer the questions

22. Wrap Up What positive attitudes toward immigrants were depicted in the cartoons? What negative attitudes toward immigrants were depicted in the cartoons? What was the most difficult part of analyzing these cartoons? In what ways do you think American attitudes toward immigrants are similar today?

23. Current Connections Read Section 15.7 and answer the following: 1.What interesting details do you see on the graph? 2.Where did most immigrants come from between 1900-1910 and 1990-2000? 3.What events help explain the extreme rise and falls on the graph? 4.Which ideal (ELROD) best relates to this chapter? Why?

24. Unit 2 Review Positives/Negatives of western settlement Reasons for industrialization Pros/Cons of Industrialism Laissez-faire Americanization / assimilation Corporations / monopolies Worker issues Goals, methods, and difficulties of labor unions Immigration –Reasons for –Pull and push factors Pull = opportunities Push = problems