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Immigration Broadside Analysis

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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.

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  • 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.
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