Immigration Broadside Analysis
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All documents and text associated with this activity are printed below, followed by a worksheet for student responses.Introduction
Throughout its history, when various groups of people have immigrated to the United States, it has often been met with controversy. On this broadside, the name of the immigrant group has been blacked out. Use clues from the document to determine which group it refers to. Read and analyze the following broadside using the questions below.Name:
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Worksheet
Immigration Broadside Analysis
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Examine the documents included in this activity and write your response in the space provided.
Meet the Poster
Quickly scan the broadside. What do you notice first?
Observe its Parts
Does it have a message printed on it?
Are there questions or instructions?
Does it say who created it?
Write one sentence summarizing this broadside.
Try to Make Sense of it.
When is this from?
Who do you think is the intended audience?
Why was it created? List evidence from the poster that tells you this.
Your Response
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Activity Element
Flyers Distributed by Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly and Butte Miners` Union in Support of Chinese and Japanese Boycott
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Conclusion
Immigration Broadside Analysis
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Click on "View Entire Document."- How does this broadside reflect the attitudes towards Chinese and other Asian immigrants in the late 1800s?
- How does it relate to legislative actions taken by Congress in the late 1800s?
Your Response
Document
Flyers Distributed by Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly and Butte Miners' Union in Support of Chinese and Japanese Boycott
ca. 8/1898
This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.
National Archives Identifier: 298113
Full Citation: Flyers Distributed by Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly and Butte Miners' Union in Support of Chinese and Japanese Boycott; ca. 8/1898; Records of District Courts of the United States, . [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/flyers-distributed-by-silver-bow-trades-and-labor-assembly-and-butte-miners-union-in-support-of-chinese-and-japanese-boycott, September 23, 2023]Flyers Distributed by Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly and Butte Miners' Union in Support of Chinese and Japanese Boycott
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Flyers Distributed by Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly and Butte Miners' Union in Support of Chinese and Japanese Boycott
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Flyers Distributed by Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly and Butte Miners' Union in Support of Chinese and Japanese Boycott
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