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Announcements. First, take about 5 minutes to finish the pre-test from yesterday. Return it to the front table when completed. The Unit 5 test will be Thursday, February 27. The study guide for the test is on the website.

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  1. Announcements First, take about 5 minutes to finish the pre-test from yesterday. Return it to the front table when completed. The Unit 5 test will be Thursday, February 27. • The study guide for the test is on the website. All make-up quizzes for this unit must be completed by Wednesday afternoon.

  2. Migrations Immigrationis the act of foreigners coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence Emigration is the act of leaving one's country or region to settle in another For each “document,” analyze as you would a DBQ document. What does the chart or picture depict? What meaning can we interpret from it?

  3. Coerced Migrations • British Convicts to Australia • http://conviz.info/data/departure_dates • http://archive.is/6PFwc • Coolie • Indentured servitude • Primarily South Asians & Chinese

  4. Migrations Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) U.S. federal law that prevented most Chinese immigration regardless of origination. The act also prevented Chinese immigrants from obtaining U.S. citizenship. It had strong support from labor organization that felt Chinese immigrants allowed capitalists to keep wages low. The law was in effect until 1943. White Australia policy (1901) The discovery of gold in Australia in the 1850s led to large-scale immigration from China and the Pacific Islands. The Parliament of Australia passed an act that allowed immigration officials to exclude individuals on the basis of race (without that being the official reason).

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