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The New Immigrants
A Documents Based Question by Mary Broczkowski
History 530b, Spring 2005
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This question is based on the accompanying documents
(1-8).
The question is designed to test your ability to work with historical
documents. Some of the documents have been edited for the purposes of the
question. As you analyze the documents, take into account the source of each
document and any point of view that may be presented.
Historical Context:
In the late nineteenth century, the United
States experienced numerous social changes resulting from the Industrial
Revolution. Railroads moved both product and people faster than ever
before. The increased use of machinery resulted in rapid changes in
product manufacturing. Lifestyles within America changed, as families left
cottage industries to work in metropolitan factories. America was seen as
a land of opportunity.
Task:
To complete Part A, please analyze Documents
1-8 and answer the question following each historical document. Using
information from the documents and your knowledge of United States
history, answer the questions that follow each document in Part A. Your
answers to the questions will help you write the Part B essay, in which
you will be asked to:
Discuss the challenges immigrants faced in America
after 1880, and review some of the ways in which immigration issues were
addressed.
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