chapter 7 section 1
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Why did they come?
Escape religious persecutionRising population in EuropeIndependent lives in AmericaShortage of work in homeland
Where did they come from?
Southern and Eastern EuropeEast Coast
China & JapanWest Coast
West IndiesEastern and
Southeast States
MexicoWestern States
A Difficult Journey
Steerage
Cargo hold of
ship
Ellis Island
New York Harbor Open 1892-1924 Chief immigration station
for East coast 2% denied entry Processing took about 5
hours Physical exam Government inspector –
easy questioning 17 million immigrants
passed through
Ellis Island Video
Angel Island
San Francisco Bay
Open 1910-1940
Chief immigration station for West coast
Processing took weeks to months Lived in filthy buildings
Physical exam
Government inspector - harsh questioning
Approximately 50,000 Chinese passed through
Nativism
Favoritism toward native born Americans
What did they believe?
Anglo-Saxons superiorImmigrants from“right”countries OKImmigrants from“wrong”countries
caused the problemsObjected to religious beliefs of Jews
and Roman CatholicsImmigration restrictions
Nativism Groups
American Protective AssociationVicious anti-Catholic attacks
Immigration Restriction League Pushed for literacy tests
Video
Chinese Exclusion Act
Banned entry to all Chinese exceptStudents
Teachers
Merchants
Tourists
Government officials
Not repealed until 1943
Video
Gentleman’s Agreement
Japan agreed to limit emigration of unskilled workers to US
In exchange for repeal of San Francisco segregation order Local government
segregated Japanese children in separate schools
Main IdeaTaking NotesCreate a diagram such as the one below. List two or more causes of each effect.
Cause1. ?
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Effect
Immigrants leave their home countries.
Immigrants face hardships in the United States.
Some nativists want to restrict immigration.
Main IdeaTaking NotesCreate a diagram such as the one below. List two or more causes of each effect.
Cause1. Poverty
2. Religious persecution
3. Shortage of land
4. Lack of jobs
5. Foreign culture
6. Interrogation
7. Detention
8. Discrimination
9. Urban life
10. Intolerance
11. Prejudice
12. Economic depression
Effect
Immigrants leave their home countries.
Immigrants face hardships in the United States.
Some nativists want to restrict immigration.