Image Source - Mining Life in California - Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 1, no. 40 (1857 Oct. 3), p. 632.
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HS.H4.1 Examine how historically marginalized groups have affected change on political and social institutions.
Learning Target
I can examine the impacts of land acquisitions and social reforms on the United States throughout the early 1800s.
Instructions
Read Article - Chinese Immigrants and the Gold Rush from American Experience - PBS
Explore the Interactive Timeline: History of Immigration in America
Guided Notes
HS.H4.1 Examine how historically marginalized groups have affected change on political and social institutions.
Learning Target
I can examine the impacts of land acquisitions and social reforms on the United States throughout the early 1800s.
Instructions
Read Article - Chinese Immigrants and the Gold Rush from American Experience - PBS
Explore the Interactive Timeline: History of Immigration in America
Guided Notes
- How were the Chinese immigrants treated?
- How did the California Supreme Court contribute to the mistreatment of the immigrants by placing the Chinese immigrants in the same group as African Americans and Native Americans?
- Observe the illustration (image) above - What do you notice? What do you wonder?