The Debate Over “New” Immigration | Interactive Lesson

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Classroom Material
Keywords
Social studies US History immigration “new” immigration old immigration nativism Johnson-Reed Act push factors pull factors unskilled labor melting pot Bolshevism urban party bosses political machines assimilation ethnic neighborhoods alien eugenics Sir Francis Galton Progressives Madison Grant The Passing of the Great Race Nordics Johnson-Reed Act national origins race-based quota Senator Ellison DuRant Smith Representative Robert H Clancy Anglo-Saxon immigration policy immigrations laws immigration statutes United States U.S. History Collection U.S. history us history history social studies American history ushist22
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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The Debate Over “New” Immigration | Interactive Lesson

In this interactive lesson, students examine how and why the U.S. government moved from having no federal immigration restrictions to effectively closing America’s doors to immigrants with the 1924 Johnson-Reed Act. Students watch videos and analyze a variety of primary and secondary sources to understand the arguments made for and against immigration. They then use the lesson’s historical evidence to support their own arguments opposing the Johnson-Reed Act.
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PBS Learning Media

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