Tuesday, January 6th - Period 6 Lesson 5

• Old Immigration

  • From northern and western Europe prior to the 1890s

• New Immigration

  • From southern and eastern Europe during the 1890s-1920s

  • Did not assimilate as well as old immigrants

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​Immigration in the Late 1800s

• Assimilation

  • Process by which immigrants and minority groups were absorbed into the dominant culture of a society

• Ellis Island​

  • New York Harbor (1892-1954)

  • Inspection station for immigrants

​Immigration in the Late 1800s

​Getting Here Map Activity

1. Go to earth.google.com

2. Search the following locations - Asia, Angel Island Tiburon CA, Europe, Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty

3. If you were immigrating from Asia which immigration office are you being processed through? From Europe?

• American Protective Association

  • Created by nativists to lobby Congress to pass laws restricting immigration

• Chinese Exclusion Act

  • Law passed by Congress that prohibited Chinese immigration - 10 years

​Nativism in the Late 1800s

• Tenements

  • Neighborhoods established in major cities based on race, ethnicity, or class

  • Many immigrant/poorer sections & neighborhoods

  • Run-down and overcrowded

  • Rampant disease

  • lack of water/sanitation

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​Urbanization

Increasing Urbanization Map

Click the Link Below and play the illustration to see the urbanization of the United States between 1790-1890.

Urbanization Map

1. Use the political cartoon to answer the first 6 questions.

2. Use the chart to answer the 1 question.

3. Using critical thinking skills to answer the question at the bottom.

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Packet/Wkbk - pg. 58