What do these images imply about the late 19 th century?

1. What do these images imply about the late 19th century?

2. THE GILDED AGE (1870-1890)…. glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath(Mark Twain)

3. What does this graph tell you?

4. Graph 1

5. Observations & Conclusions • Surges in immigration during late 19th century

6. Graph 2

7. Observations & Conclusions • Most immigrants during the late 19th were European

8. Graphs 3 & 4

9. Observations & Conclusions • Irish came first - quickly and in large numbers • Second wave – Italians, Russians • Germans steady and large numbers throughout the 19th century

10. Graph 5

11. Observations & Conclusions • New York City was the number one destination for immigrants • Immigrants arrived in cities

12. Graph 6

13. Observations & Conclusions • Immigrants lived in cities at a higher percentage than native born Americans • More than 50% of Irish, Poles, Russians and Italians lived in cities

14. Immigration in the mid-late 19th century • America experienced a surge of immigration • The “new” immigrants were “different” from the “old” immigrants • Irish (first), then Italians, Russians (second) • N and W to S and E • Cities were dominated by immigrants

16. Compared to Today…. Similarities • A nation of immigrants • The type of immigrants changes • A large percentage of immigrants live in cities Differences • No longer almost exclusively European • Central and South America • A greater total number • Slightly smaller percentage of the population

17. Immigration • Mid 19th century Northern and Western immigrants • By late 19th and early 20th century Southern and Eastern Europeans

18. Based on the graphs, how would you summarize immigration in the mid-late 19th century? How does immigration today compare to immigration in the late 19th century? (2-4 similarities and 2-4 differences) Graph

21. http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/cenbr01-1.pdf

22. What causes immigration?

30. Directions: Analyze the following cartoons and then answer the questions listed. Cartoon 1: • What type of an image is the cartoon portraying of an immigrant’s behaviors an attitudes? • Who is giving Uncle Sam the most trouble? • Other observations? Cartoon 2 • What act do you think the cartoon is referring to? • Why is the cartoon so ironic in light of current thoughts on immigration? • Other observations?

32. Graph 3

33. Observations & Conclusions • Between 1861-1890, Germans were the most common immigrants followed by the Irish. • Only Chinese from Asia

34. Graph 4

35. Observations & Conclusions • Between 1841-1850, the Irish were the largest group of immigrants followed Germans and then British • Between 1851-1860 there were more immigrants than during the previous period • The largest group were Germans, closely followed by the Irish and then the British (far behind) • No Asian immigrants

36. Graph 5

37. Observations & Conclusions • Between 1830-1860 there was a huge surge in Irish immigration. A second smaller surge came in the 1880s • America was the number one destination