Title: Impact of Industrialization

Date: August 25, 2014

Write down the
Essential Question.
Objective (1.2.h)
SWBAT identify and
evaluate reasons
why Chinese and
Japanese
immigrants moved
to the US in the late
1800s.

DOL: Given an exit
card and a
document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy)
1. Answer 3
multiple choice
question.
2. Write a thesis
statement: For
what reason did
Asian
immigrants
leave their
homelands for
the US in the
late 1800s?

EQ: Why did Asian
immigrants leave
their homelands for
the US?
When did Chinese immigrants begin to come to
the US? Chinese immigration can be divided into
three periods:
1849-1882
1882-1965
1965 to the present.
Objective (1.2.h)
SWBAT identify and
evaluate reasons
why Chinese and
Japanese
immigrants moved
to the US in the late
1800s.

DOL: Given an exit
card and a
document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy)
1. Answer 3
multiple choice
question.
2. Write a thesis
statement: For
what reason did
Asian
immigrants
leave their
homelands for
the US in the
late 1800s?

EQ: Why did Asian
immigrants leave
their homelands for
the US?
Strike it rich with hopes of being able to send
money back to their poor families, or of returning to
China after a few years with newly acquired wealth.
Gold Rush and Transcontinental RR

America served as a symbol of something higher
than monetary prosperity.
It represented the hope of freedom from intolerance based
upon one's particular views.

Economic hardship due to the growing British
dominance over China after Britain defeated China
in the Opium War of 1839-1842
Objective (1.2.h)
SWBAT identify and
evaluate reasons
why Chinese and
Japanese
immigrants moved
to the US in the late
1800s.

DOL: Given an exit
card and a
document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy)
1. Answer 3
multiple choice
question.
2. Write a thesis
statement: For
what reason did
Asian
immigrants
leave their
homelands for
the US in the
late 1800s?

EQ: Why did Asian
immigrants leave
their homelands for
the US?
There were two specific ways in which Chinese
could finding prosperity
1. The Transcontinental Railroad
2. The Gold Rush

Objective (1.2.h)
SWBAT identify and
evaluate reasons
why Chinese and
Japanese
immigrants moved
to the US in the late
1800s.

DOL: Given an exit
card and a
document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy)
1. Answer 3
multiple choice
question.
2. Write a thesis
statement: For
what reason did
Asian
immigrants
leave their
homelands for
the US in the
late 1800s?

EQ: Why did Asian
immigrants leave
their homelands for
the US?
Definition - A railroad
Linking America from West
to East, built over seven years.

TWS - Why do you think the
Transcontinental Railroad attracted immigrants to
the U.S.? Justify.

Challenge: The Transcontinental Railroad had both
a large presence of Chinese and Irish immigrant
workers. Why do you think this was the case? How
do you think this railroad impacted American
society?

Objective (1.2.h)
SWBAT identify and
evaluate reasons
why Chinese and
Japanese
immigrants moved
to the US in the late
1800s.

DOL: Given an exit
card and a
document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy)
1. Answer 3
multiple choice
question.
2. Write a thesis
statement: For
what reason did
Asian
immigrants
leave their
homelands for
the US in the
late 1800s?

EQ: Why did Asian
immigrants leave
their homelands for
the US?
Gold was discovered in CA
in 1848

Before the rush the non-native population of CA
was 1,000.
After the non-native population of CA was
100,000

$2 billion of precious metal was discovered

TWS What do you think was the impact of having
such an enormous influx of non-native
Californians?
Challenge What sort of economic impact do you
think this influx of immigrants had on California?
Objective (1.2.h)
SWBAT identify and
evaluate reasons
why Chinese and
Japanese
immigrants moved
to the US in the late
1800s.

DOL: Given an exit
card and a
document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy)
1. Answer 3
multiple choice
question.
2. Write a thesis
statement: For
what reason did
Asian
immigrants
leave their
homelands for
the US in the
late 1800s?

EQ: Why did Asian
immigrants leave
their homelands for
the US?
Based upon your
knowledge of
immigration prior to
1900, find the
following:

Subject:
The negative impacts
of Chinese immigration

Purpose:
To convince people
that Chinese
immigrants
were bad for the U.S.

Tone:
Harsh, hateful


Source: A Statue for Our Harbor, The
Wasp Magazine, Jan. 1881
Objective (1.2.h)
SWBAT identify and
evaluate reasons
why Chinese and
Japanese
immigrants moved
to the US in the late
1800s.

DOL: Given an exit
card and a
document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy)
1. Answer 3
multiple choice
question.
2. Write a thesis
statement: For
what reason did
Asian
immigrants
leave their
homelands for
the US in the
late 1800s?

EQ: Why did Asian
immigrants leave
their homelands for
the US?
The Chinese Exclusion
Act was passed in 1882
did the following:
Banned Chinese
immigration to the
United States
Very few exceptions
Once immigrants left
the country, they could
not return.
Chinese immigrants
were not able to bring
other family members
into U.S. if they were
not already here.
Objective (1.2.h)
SWBAT identify and
evaluate reasons
why Chinese and
Japanese
immigrants moved
to the US in the late
1800s.

DOL: Given an exit
card and a
document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy)
1. Answer 3
multiple choice
question.
2. Write a thesis
statement: For
what reason did
Asian
immigrants
leave their
homelands for
the US in the
late 1800s?

EQ: Why did Asian
immigrants leave
their homelands for
the US?
The start of the great period of Japanese
immigration to the United States was in the 1880s

Between 1886 and 1911, more than 400,000 men and
women left Japan for the U.S.

The reason why a lot of Japanese migrated to
foreign countries:
dream for better opportunities; search for peace
and prosperity
they left unstable homeland for the life of the
demanding job and a chance to provide a better
future for their children.
Objective (1.2.h)
SWBAT identify and
evaluate reasons
why Chinese and
Japanese
immigrants moved
to the US in the late
1800s.

DOL: Given an exit
card and a
document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy)
1. Answer 3
multiple choice
question.
2. Write a thesis
statement: For
what reason did
Asian
immigrants
leave their
homelands for
the US in the
late 1800s?

EQ: Why did Asian
immigrants leave
their homelands for
the US?
The Immigration Act of 1924 (aka The Asian
Exclusion Act) excluded the Japanese from
entering the United States
Objective (1.2.h)
SWBAT identify and
evaluate reasons
why Chinese and
Japanese
immigrants moved
to the US in the late
1800s.

DOL: Given an exit
card and a
document, SWBAT:
(80% accuracy)
1. Answer 3
multiple choice
question.
2. Write a thesis
statement: For
what reason did
Asian
immigrants
leave their
homelands for
the US in the
late 1800s?

EQ: Why did Asian
immigrants leave
their homelands for
the US?