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called “Industrial Revolution through called “Industrial Revolution through WWII”WWII”

• Write your homework – have it stampedWrite your homework – have it stamped

• Read the poem by “The New Colossus” Read the poem by “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus…interpret what it by Emma Lazarus…interpret what it may be about…may be about…

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2/5 1 “The New Colossus” by Emma LazarusFamily History Homework

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Industrial Revolution & Immigration Part 1 2

Industry Before the Civil WarIndustry Before the Civil War

• Industrial Revolution starting to Industrial Revolution starting to take shape mostly in the North take shape mostly in the North BUT…BUT…

• Remember Eli Whitney?Remember Eli Whitney?– What did he invent?What did he invent?

Industry Before the Civil WarIndustry Before the Civil War• Cotton gin, textiles, railroads, ironCotton gin, textiles, railroads, iron• More diverse industry in the North More diverse industry in the North

contributed to the Union victory contributed to the Union victory • As the war began interchangeable As the war began interchangeable

gun parts needed to be manufactured gun parts needed to be manufactured along with other weapons along with other weapons

• Later this same method was used to Later this same method was used to mass produce parts for machines mass produce parts for machines allowing factories to use unskilled allowing factories to use unskilled workers workers

Industry After the Civil WarIndustry After the Civil War

• The war itself put the Industrial The war itself put the Industrial Revolution on hold for a while, but Revolution on hold for a while, but after the war the Industrial after the war the Industrial Revolution becomes stronger than Revolution becomes stronger than ever as people move North and ever as people move North and especially towards the citiesespecially towards the cities

Causes of the Industrial Causes of the Industrial RevolutionRevolution

• Migration to the North & Migration to the North & migration from the country migration from the country to the city (urbanization)to the city (urbanization)

• Abundant natural resourcesAbundant natural resources

• New inventions/technologyNew inventions/technology

• Free enterprise systemFree enterprise system

• Immigration* Immigration*

Important InventionsImportant Inventions

Effects of the Industrial Effects of the Industrial RevolutionRevolution

• UrbanizationUrbanization

• Immigration*Immigration*

• PopulismPopulism

• Progressivism Progressivism

PopulismPopulism• The political philosophy that The political philosophy that

focused on meeting the focused on meeting the needs of the common peopleneeds of the common people

• Populist Party or “People’s Populist Party or “People’s Party” formed based on these Party” formed based on these idealsideals

ProgressivismProgressivism

• Government should step in and Government should step in and solve political social and economic solve political social and economic problems – like child labor & problems – like child labor & conditions in immigrant ghettosconditions in immigrant ghettos

• Reforms were needed in order to Reforms were needed in order to progress the nation together and progress the nation together and protect its peopleprotect its people

BECAUSE…BECAUSE…

Many Suffered…Many Suffered…• Immigrants, children, women and Immigrants, children, women and

newly freed blacksnewly freed blacks provided cheap provided cheap labor under horrible conditions in labor under horrible conditions in factories and coal mines and some factories and coal mines and some still in the fieldsstill in the fields

While a Few ProfitedWhile a Few Profited• Industry tycoons like John D. Industry tycoons like John D.

Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie profited off of the profited off of the free enterprise free enterprise system – businesses run without system – businesses run without government interferencegovernment interference

HomeworkHomework• Interview your parents or grandparents Interview your parents or grandparents

and find out where your family is and find out where your family is from/your family historyfrom/your family history– Include interesting facts…did they come Include interesting facts…did they come

through Ellis Island? Were they here through Ellis Island? Were they here during the Civil War or afterwards?during the Civil War or afterwards?

• Provide a brief written history of your Provide a brief written history of your family based on this interview to family based on this interview to share…you can write it on Page 1 share…you can write it on Page 1 under your interpretation of under your interpretation of “The New “The New Colossus”Colossus”

America The Story of UsAmerica The Story of Us

• Episode 7: CitiesEpisode 7: Cities

Warm-UpWarm-Up• Update your Table of ContentsUpdate your Table of Contents

• Write your homework – have it stampedWrite your homework – have it stamped

• Get your Family History homework out Get your Family History homework out to share/be checkedto share/be checked

• Get your America The Story of Us Get your America The Story of Us Discussion Questions out – we will Discussion Questions out – we will finish the last 10 minutes of the moviefinish the last 10 minutes of the movie

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2/7 2 Industrialization & Immigration Part 2 3

Immigration Quick FactsImmigration Quick Facts• In the 35 years before Ellis Island In the 35 years before Ellis Island

opened it is estimated that more opened it is estimated that more than than 88 million immigrants arrived million immigrants arrived

• Ellis Island operated as an Ellis Island operated as an immigration station from immigration station from 1892-1892-19541954 allowing allowing 1212 million million immigrants into Americaimmigrants into America

• The height of immigration to the The height of immigration to the United States was from United States was from 1880-19211880-1921

Immigration Quick FactsImmigration Quick Facts• 1/31/3 of them stay in New York while of them stay in New York while

2/32/3 spread and go elsewhere spread and go elsewhere• 2/32/3 of all immigrants settle in cities of all immigrants settle in cities

in their own in their own ethnic communitiesethnic communities

Little Italy, NYC, 1901

What Do You Notice?What Do You Notice?

The First WaveThe First Wave“Old Immigrants”“Old Immigrants”

• From Northern & Western From Northern & Western EuropeEurope

• Protestant ReligionsProtestant Religions

• Less of themLess of them

• More acceptedMore accepted

• Came to settle the frontier Came to settle the frontier

The Second WaveThe Second Wave“New Immigrants”“New Immigrants”

• From Southern or Eastern From Southern or Eastern EuropeEurope

• Catholic or JewishCatholic or Jewish

• More of themMore of them

• Less acceptedLess accepted

• Came to settle in citiesCame to settle in cities

What Do You Notice?What Do You Notice?

What Do You Notice?What Do You Notice?

““Western Immigrants”Western Immigrants”

• Asian Immigrants mostly Asian Immigrants mostly from Chinafrom China

• Coming into California Coming into California

Push FactorsPush Factors• Economic problems in Economic problems in

home countryhome country

• Religious & political Religious & political persecutionpersecution

• Growing populations led to Growing populations led to overcrowding and not overcrowding and not enough resourcesenough resources

Pull FactorsPull Factors

““3 L’s”3 L’s”• Life – looking for a better life – Life – looking for a better life –

good job to get richgood job to get rich

• Land – looking for land to Land – looking for land to settle/farmsettle/farm

• Lies – because they believed Lies – because they believed in lies that everything in in lies that everything in America was wonderfulAmerica was wonderful

Rise of NativismRise of NativismNativismNativism – Dislike for foreigners by – Dislike for foreigners by

native-born people; prejudice native-born people; prejudice

• ““Old Immigrants” vs. “New Old Immigrants” vs. “New Immigrants”Immigrants”

• Easy to blame immigrants for Easy to blame immigrants for problemsproblems

• The idea of being “American” was The idea of being “American” was bornborn

• Leads to people fighting for Leads to people fighting for immigration restrictionsimmigration restrictions

Restrictions on ImmigrationRestrictions on Immigration““The Golden Door Slams Shut”The Golden Door Slams Shut”

• Literacy Tests Literacy Tests (Immigration Act of 1917)(Immigration Act of 1917)

• Exclusion Acts Exclusion Acts (started with Chinese Exclusion (started with Chinese Exclusion

Act 1882)Act 1882)

* * MostMost major restrictions major restrictions came started about 1921came started about 1921

Immigrate Through Immigrate Through Ellis Island Ellis Island

• Use your technology to follow Use your technology to follow the path of an immigrant through the path of an immigrant through Ellis IslandEllis Island

• When you have completed the When you have completed the work, please show it to me for a work, please show it to me for a grade!grade!