Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 9, Lesson 2, Conflicts Between Cultures (pp. 209-213)
I. Unfair Treatment
B. By the early 1900s, hunger, disease, and violence had wiped
out most of California's Indians.
II. More Discrimination
B. Asians had to stop at Angel Island before entering California
and some were forced to live like prisoners there.
III. Trying to Survive
B. European settlers did not suffer as much discrimination
as Asians when they came to California.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Because the Chinese seemed different, other people singled them
out and showed discrimination against them.
A. The United States government passed laws against Asian immigrants.
A. Asian immigrants often settled together to help each other feel more at home.
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