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Discrimination Against Gold Rush Immigrants WorksheetDiscrimination Against Gold Rush Immigrants Worksheet
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K12 Reader
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Grade
4th - 5th
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English Language Arts
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Year
2012
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Discrimination Against Gold Rush Immigrants

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Immigration to the US has been a topic of discussion for many years. Inform your class about discrimination against immigrants during the Gold Rush with a short reading passage. After reading, class members answer five questions related to the text.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

the california gold rush, discrimination, immigration, chinese immigration, irish immigration, reading comprehension, the chinese exclusion act of 1882

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign this page as a homework assignment or starter exercise
  • Add the passage and questions to your unit on the California Gold Rush or on immigration to the United States

Classroom Considerations

  • This is part of a series of cross-curricular resources

Pros

  • Includes an answer key
  • Cross-curricular resource combines social studies concepts with reading skills practice

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.4.1

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