Rise of Nativism and Know-Nothings

The Rise of Nativism and Asian Americans

Unit 2 Part B : Immigration during the Gilded Age

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• Immigrants from Southern Europe

• Immigrants from England

• Could obtain land basically for free

• Place for processing immigrants from the Europe

• Place for processing immigrants from Asia

New Immigrants

Old Immigrants

Homestead Act of 1864

Ellis Island

Angel Island

• New Immigrants

• Old Immigrants

• Homestead Act of 1864

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

There is a lot of change with a growing nation. A need for more labor especially after the Civil War.
The US brings in im

migrant labor from China to work the gold mines and then the railroad.​

Multiple Choice

Where did most of the Chinese and Japanese immigrants settle?

• California

• Texas

• Florida

• New York

Poll

What do you think the word nativism means?

• people who are born here

• belief that people born in the country are better than immigrants

• belief that immigrants are better than people born in the country

• the ban on immigration

The belief that native-born Americans were superior or better than immigrants.
Nativists wanted stricter immigration laws.​

Nativism

Multiple Choice

Which group was the first to have an immigration law made against them based on race?

• Chinese

• Mexican

• Irish

• Japanese

Multiple Choice

According to the video, who were the first "illegal immigrants" in the US?

• Chinese

• Japanese

• Polish

• German

Multiple Choice

Which law restricted Chinese immigration?

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Gentlemen's Agreement

• Homestead Act

• 13th Amendment

The Gentlemen's Agreement was made with Japanese Government. The Japanese government would limited numbers of Japanese entering the US and the US would reduce discrimination.

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The Japanese also experienced immigration restrictions

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Many immigrants were seen as a ​

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to American jobs and cultural identity.

Look at this cartoon so that you can answer the following questions.

Multiple Choice

To which act does this refer?

• Gentlemen's Agreement

• Immigration Act 1924

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Homestead Act 1864

Multiple Choice

What is he sitting outside of?

• The US

• Dodger Stadium

• Ellis Island

• His job

Multiple Choice

What is his feeling?

• excited

• happy

• hopeful

• sad

Multiple Choice

Is the cartoon a stereotypical representation of a Chinese person?

• yes

• no

Open Ended

Why do you think that people during the Gilded Age (1870-1900) would have a nativist viewpoint?

Open Ended

Do you agree with the laws made that excluded a group of people from the US based on race? Why or why not?