Content Objective: I will be able to determine why Mexicans immigrants moved to the United States during the Gilded Age.
Skill Objective: I will be able to draw connections between events (cause/effect).
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Content Objective: I will be able to determine why Mexicans immigrants moved to the United States during the Gilded Age.
Skill Objective: I will be able to draw connections between events (cause/effect).
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Have you ever moved from one place to another? Explain the reasons why your family chose to move.
If you haven’t moved, consider the reasons why your family has chosen to stay in the same place!
Practice categorizing some of the most common push and pull factors in the chart below.
Persecution (oppression based on ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or political beliefs.)
Corrupt government
Civil unrest/drug wars
Educational opportunities
Warfare in home country
Economic advancement
Mass poverty
Strong healthcare services
Family ties
Natural disasters
Safety/stability
Political or religious freedom
Push Factors (pushing a person to move AWAY from their country)
Pull Factors (pulling a person to move TO a new country)
Examine the political cartoon created during the Gilded Age's mass influx on new immigrants. Circle any key details you notice on the image.
Caption: "Looking Backward. They would close to the new-comer the bridge that carried them and their fathers over."
How is the cartoon highlighting the hypocrisy of NATIVISTS (people who were anti-new immigrant) during the Gilded Age?
Exit Ticket: In your own words, what are push and pull factors? Provide one example of either a push or pull factor Mexican immigrants during the Gilded Age.