{"id":12251,"date":"2018-02-27t10:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-27t18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=12251"},"modified":"2018-02-22t21:23:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23t05:23:30","slug":"apush-themes-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/ap\/apush-themes-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"themes across apush: immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"

the focus of this blog post will be for you to practice the skill of identifying changes and continuities<\/a> throughout apush with one theme in mind: immigration. <\/p>\n

we know that getting all the details about what happened when in u.s. history (let alone explaining the significance of those events) can be hard. that\u2019s why we have created this series of posts, “themes across apush,” that gives you a brief overview of one theme at a time, along with tips to help you think about patterns of change and continuity. ready to dive in? let\u2019s go! <\/p>\n

a brief history of immigration in the united states<\/h3>\n

if you\u2019ve been paying even a little bit of attention to recent news, you will have seen the current debates about immigration in the united states. <\/p>\n

\u201cthe united states is a nation of immigrants,\u201d these politicians and pundits will declare. but what does that even mean? <\/em><\/p>\n

this blog post will explore the theme of immigration for the apush test by outlining the following events:<\/p>\n

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  1. the naturalization act of 1790<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. the official end of the slave trade in the united states in 1808<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. mass immigration of the mid-1800s<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. the transcontinental railroad and the chinese exclusion act of 1882<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. the settlement house movement and progressivism<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. the spanish american war<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. the dillingham commission<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    we have a lot of ground to cover, so as you continue reading, i want you to be thinking about what has changed in u.s. immigration policy, and what has continued. <\/p>\n

    i also want you to be thinking about what i have left out of this post. for example, this overview will stop in 1907; a lot of immigration stories have happened since then! how would you incorporate those events into this story about immigration in u.s. history? furthermore, i am separating immigration from migration; therefore, i am not including forced movements of indigenous people further west. (for that, you should check out my post on the indian removal act<\/a>, as well as explorations of the themes of imperialism and expansion in this series.) you should ask yourself questions like: should the forced and violent movement of indigenous peoples be a part of the immigration theme? why or why not?<\/em><\/p>\n

    in short, as you are reading this post, you should be doing a lot of thinking, too! <\/p>\n

    apush themes: immigration<\/h3>\n

    1. the naturalization act of 1790<\/h4>\n

    for purposes of a blog post about immigration, it is important that you understand what naturalization means. here\u2019s a quick definition:<\/p>\n

    naturalization<\/strong> (noun<\/em>): the process by which a non-citizen of a country becomes a legal citizen of that country<\/p>\n

    with that definition in mind, it becomes clear that the naturalization act of 1790 was meant to determine who could become a citizen. according to the following passage (which is an excerpt from the act), who could become a citizen in 1790?<\/p>\n