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Create a “Here” and “Hidden” T-Chart in your notes to analyze the following political cartoons:. Cartoon #1: Modern cartoon. Create a “Here” and “Hidden” T-Chart in your notes to analyze the following political cartoons:. Cartoon #2 : Late 1870s Cartoon. NEW IMMIGRANTS.
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Create a “Here” and “Hidden” T-Chart in your notes to analyze the following political cartoons: Cartoon #1: Modern cartoon
Create a “Here” and “Hidden” T-Chart in your notes to analyze the following political cartoons: Cartoon #2: Late 1870s Cartoon
NEW IMMIGRANTS • Millions of immigrants entered the U.S. for various reasons • Push Factors • Pull Factors
IMMIGRATION FACTORS • Push: • 1. Religious Persecution • 2. Overpopulation • 3. Spirit of Reform in Europe • Pull: • 1. Availability of Jobs • 2. Availability of Land • 3. Political and Religious Freedom
EUROPEANS • Europeans arrived on the East Coast • Ellis Island • Before 1890---mostly from western and northern Europe • After 1890, mostly from southern and eastern Europe
CHINESE • Chinese arrived on the West Coast • Angel Island • Processing was much harder than that on Ellis Island • Pull Factors included: • Gold Rush • Railroads Many Chinese men worked for the railroads
JAPANESE • Hawaiian planters recruited Japanese workers
CARIBBEAN AND MEXICANS IMMIGRANTS • Immigrants arrived from Jamaica, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other islands • Mexicans immigrated to the U.S. to find work and flee political turmoil
ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK • Ellis Island was the arrival point for European immigrants • From 1892-1924, 17 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island’s facilities • 20% were detained more than one day • 2% were denied entry
FRICTION DEVELOPS • While some tried to assimilate into American culture, others created ethnic communities • Some native born Americans disliked the immigrants unfamiliar customs and languages • Known as “Nativism” • In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act which limited Chinese immigration until 1943 Chinatowns are found in many major cities