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Period 4, Day 6: Old Immigration

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Content Objective: I will be able to identify the push and pull factors of Irish and German immigration in the mid-1800s.

Standard Objective: I will be able to identify explicitly stated relationships or determine implicit relationships between and among individuals, events, or ideas.
Content Objective: I will be able to identify the push and pull factors of Irish and German immigration in the mid-1800s.

Standard Objective: I will be able to identify explicitly stated relationships or determine implicit relationships between and among individuals, events, or ideas.
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Warm Up: Please rate how well you understood last night's pre-work on a scale from 1 to 4. If you have any questions, drop them in the "Show Your Work" area.

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Warm Up: Imagine that you moved to a new country halfway across the world. What challenges might you encounter in your efforts to start a brand new life?

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Warm Up: One interesting historical fact I learned from the pre-work is…

Building Knowledge Together: Last week, you were asked to practice your SAT Reading skills together in-class by completing the Chapter 14 reading.

Let's see how well we worked together by answering the following comprehension questions.
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What were the push factors that caused the Irish to immigrate to the U.S. in the 1800s? [Check all that apply]

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What were the push factors that caused the Germans to immigrate to the U.S. in the 1800s? [Check all that apply]

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Compare and contrast the German and Irish immigrant experience in the mid-1800s.

Your response should complete the table under "Show Your Work" by paraphrasing key details from the text.

Applying Knowledge: Well done! Let’s now apply the new knowledge and vocabulary that we just learned to today’s topic.

“A lot of people come over here who were well off in Germany but were enticed to leave their fatherland by boastful and imprudent letters from their friends or children and thought they could become rich in America. This deceives a lot of people since what can they do here? If they stay in the city they can only earn their bread at hard and unaccustomed labor. If they want to live in the country and don’t have enough money to buy a piece of land that is cleared and has a house then they have to settle in the wild bush and have to work very hard to clear the trees out of the way so they can sow and plant. But people who are healthy, strong, and hardworking do pretty well.”

- German immigrant living in Cincinnati, Ohio, Letter to German Relatives, 1847
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According to the excerpt above, what are the pull factors that led to German immigration to the U.S. in the 1800s?

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According to the excerpt above, did the new life in America fulfill the expectations that German immigrants had after reading the letters from their family and friends?

Pre-Viewing: Before we watch the video as a class, please reply to the following statements (#7P-18):
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Immigrants bring crime and violence to our cities.

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Immigrants are uneducated.

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Immigrants are a drain on the American economy.

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Immigrants don’t try to learn English.

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All immigrants are escaping war and poverty.

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It’s not that hard to immigrate to the U.S. legally.

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Immigrants bring innovation to the U.S.

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Immigrants have to work harder to be successful in the U.S.

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Any thoughts or feelings about the above statements?

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Post-Viewing: After we watch the video, please capture any key thoughts or takeaways. Be prepared to share!

Applying Knowledge: Well done! Let’s now apply the new knowledge and vocabulary that we just learned to today’s topic.
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What do you notice about the artist’s depiction of Irish and German immigrants?

Both Irish and German immigrants experienced discrimination and xenophobia - the fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners. In U.S. history, scholars refer to this type of anti-foreigner distrust as nativism.
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How does the depiction of an Irish and German immigrant in the political cartoon reveal the stereotypes that “native” Americans had of Old Immigrants at this point in history?

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Exit Ticket: Our country was built, quite literally, on the backs of immigrants, yet they have experienced prejudice and discrimination due to xenophobia and antiforeignism. In what ways have nativist attitudes towards immigrants persisted in American society today?

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Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4:

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What does Manifest Destiny and Old Immigration have to do with each other?