HIST 1002 1st Edition Lecture 3Outline of Last Lecture I. Im/Migration from early 1600’s to post Civil War eraII. “New” types of immigrants (in larger numbers)III. Opposition to various “New Immigrants” and “Nativism”Outline of Current Lecture I. “Melting pot” of AmericaII. European Immigrants Entering AmericaIII. Important People advocating Current LectureI. “Melting pot” of AmericaA. Nativist didn’t want immigrants coming over-Drew pictures/posters depicting and stereotyping the different racesB. Chinese Immigrants - Nativist said folks from China couldn’t be naturalized -Chinese Exclusion Act- Kept all Chinese out of labor, became permanent, and then was overturned by WWIIII. European Immigrants Entering AmericaA. Entering Ellis Island-Ellis Island: federal immigrant processing center-Laws against European Immigration- Kept convicts and “idiots” out- Tested for sicknesses - Anyone who looked undesirableB. Getting out of Ellis Island-Once they were on there way to AmericanThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Problems adapting to money, language, and culture- America only wanted healthy and good laborersIII. Important People advocatingA. Jacob Riis-Danish Immigrant, who strongly supported Immigration from anywhere-Photographed how “The other half” lived meaning the Europeans-Showed the slums and poverty the immigrants were dealing with in their home countries to bring to light in AmericaB. Jane Addams-Settle House movement- Settle House took care of immigrants and their kids. They fed them, taught them sanitation, gave entertainment, taught language, and more helpful things.-Hull House was her creationC. Emma Lazrus-Wrote a poem to recognize/welcome the new immigrants-The money that came from selling the poem was supposed to be used to raise money for the statue of Liberty (so immigrants could see when coming
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