APUSH - Concept - 6.2.I - Harding

Period 6: 1865 1898
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SWBAT analyze
content from APUSH
Key Concept 6.2 The
emergence of an
industrial culture in
the United States led
to both greater
opportunities for, and
restrictions on,
immigrants,
minorities, and
women.
EQ: What role did
industrialization have on
the opportunities for /
restrictions on immigrant,
minority, and women?
Given an exit card, 100%
of SWBAT
Write a peer evaluated
ID response paragraph
(SEEC format): Political
turmoil during the
Gilded Age
1.
Why did Chinese immigrants arouse such fierce

hostility in the West in the 1880s? Was white
discrimination and violence motivated primarily
by racial feeling or by fear of Chinese labor
competition?
2.
How did racial issuesIncluding Chinese

immigrationaffect economic and political
developments of the Gilded Age?
SWBAT analyze
content from APUSH
Key Concept 6.2 The
emergence of an
to both greater

restrictions on,
immigrants,
minorities, and
women.
EQ: What role did
of SWBAT
turmoil during the
Gilded Age
Key Concept 6.2 The emergence of an industrial

culture in the United States led to both greater
opportunities for, and restrictions on, immigrants,
minorities, and women.
Big ideas:
Why were individuals attracted to cities? What
opportunities were there in cities?

How did the federal government encourage westward
expansion? What were the impacts of this expansion on
Natives?
How did immigrants adapt to life in America?
SWBAT analyze
content from APUSH
Key Concept 6.2 The
emergence of an
to both greater
A) Cities saw tremendous economic growth - factories and businesses
International Migrants
restrictions on,
immigrants,
Immigrants from Asia - China - settled on West coast - RR workers
minorities, and
Southern and Eastern Europe - New immigrants - Italy, Poland,
women.
Russia
EQ: What role did

Internal Migrants

of SWBAT
Why were migrants (both internal and international) moving to cities?

turmoil during the
Gilded Age
10,000,000 between 1860 and 1890
African Americans within the South and out of the South - to escape
sharecropping
Escape poverty
Religious persecution - Jews in Russia fled to the US

Limited opportunities for social mobility - rags to riches in US Horatio Alger stories
SWBAT analyze
content from APUSH
Key Concept 6.2 The
emergence of an
to both greater
B) Emergence of urban neighborhoods based on:
Ethnicity, race, and class
restrictions on,
immigrants,
Little Italy, Chinatown
minorities, and
women.
Provided new cultural opportunities
EQ: What role did
of SWBAT
turmoil during the
Gilded Age
C) Debates over assimilation were a result of international migration

Rise of nativism (again)
APA (Amer. Protective Association) - sought to limit immigrants and
keep Catholics from holding office
Similar to Know Nothing Party of 1840s and 1850s

Immigrants often compromised between their own cultures and US
culture
2nd generation were more likely to assimilate than 1st generation

Public schools only taught English
SWBAT analyze
content from APUSH
Key Concept 6.2 The
emergence of an
to both greater
restrictions on,
immigrants,
minorities, and
women.
EQ: What role did
of SWBAT
turmoil during the
Gilded Age
SWBAT analyze
content from APUSH
Key Concept 6.2 The
emergence of an
to both greater
restrictions on,
immigrants,
minorities, and
women.
Provided jobs and services for
constituents (voters), especially

immigrants and poor - Tammany Hall
EQ: What role did

E) Emergence of a distinctive middle class:

Caused by:
New managerial workers in factories

and clerical workers (male and female)

of SWBAT
turmoil during the
Gilded Age
D) Political Machines:
Increased education opportunities
Consumer culture grew during this time

Baseball, Vaudeville shows
SWBAT analyze
content from APUSH
Key Concept 6.2 The
emergence of an
to both greater
restrictions on,
immigrants,
minorities, and
women.
EQ: What role did
of SWBAT
turmoil during the
Gilded Age
SWBAT analyze
content from APUSH
Key Concept 6.2 The
emergence of an
to both greater
restrictions on,
immigrants,
minorities, and
women.
EQ: What role did
of SWBAT
turmoil during the
Gilded Age
Many Americans and Nativists in the late
1800s spoke of Americanizing immigrants

to the United States. What cultural,
political, and economic impact did
Americanizing have on the country?
Explain!
How did immigrants try to both
Americanize (assimilate) and retain their

cultural identity? What impact do you
think this had on American culture?

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Period 6: 1865 1898

Mr. Harding investment-in-knowledge.wikispaces.com

Why did Chinese immigrants arouse such fierce

How did racial issuesIncluding Chinese

opportunities for, and

Key Concept 6.2 The emergence of an industrial

opportunities were there in cities?

EQ: What role did

Given an exit card, 100%

Why were migrants (both internal and international) moving to cities?

Write a peer evaluated

10,000,000 between 1860 and 1890

Religious persecution - Jews in Russia fled to the US

C) Debates over assimilation were a result of international migration

APA (Amer. Protective Association) - sought to limit immigrants and

keep Catholics from holding office

Similar to Know Nothing Party of 1840s and 1850s

2nd generation were more likely to assimilate than 1st generation

Provided jobs and services for

constituents (voters), especially

EQ: What role did

E) Emergence of a distinctive middle class:

New managerial workers in factories

Given an exit card, 100%

Increased education opportunities

Consumer culture grew during this time

Many Americans and Nativists in the late

1800s spoke of Americanizing immigrants

Americanize (assimilate) and retain their

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