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Tricia's comments will be in the color  RED. Michele's comments will be in the color ** BLUE. ** == Venn Diagram ==

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I had to find out exactly what the Chinese Treaty of Bayard was. By using the following link [] I was able to learn that: The Treaty: Unratified treaty between the United States and China that was designed to resolve certain immigration issues involving the two nations Date: Signed in March, 1888 Significance: The Bayard-Zhang Treaty attempted to prohibit all new Chinese immigration for twenty years and limit the right to return of Chinese workers who had temporarily left the United States for home visits in China.

I wanted to find out who Chang Yen Moon was. I used the following link [] I learned that : Chang Yen Moon was the Consul at San Francisco. I also wanted to find out more about specific immigration laws and how they changes after the 1800's and the Civil War. This link provided me information on changes to immigration laws following the Civil War:

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I learned that after the Civil War the nation as a whole began enacting a more specific immigration policy. These policies were developed based on the past trends of immigration and even began placing restrictions on immigration. Some of the policies made it near impossible for certain groups of people to move to the United States.

Thanks for clarifying that information Michelle. It definetly helps as we analyze the meaning of the cartoon :) == Work Area ==

__**Cartoon Example #1: Hoodwinked**__ Topics focused on include: Chang Yen Moon, Diplomacy, Uncle Sam, Grover Cleevland, the Chinese Treaty of Bayard. Uncle Sam's eyes are being covered by Chang Yen Moon who is standing on a book labled "Diplomacy." Grover Cleveland and Bayard are bowing to Uncle Sam and Chang Yen Moon.

__**Cartoon Example #2: Welcome to All**__ Topics focused on include: U.S. immigration Tone of this cartoon is definetly sarcastic and negative towards the U.S. having open doors to immigration in the late 1800's. Uncle Sam? is welcoming all the newcomers aboard the ship which will take them to freedom in the U.S. Uncle Sam's? arms are wide open which again demonstrates the sarcasim towards the U.S. open door policy in the 1800's. The signs displayed in the cartoon for the immigrants to view list everything that is considered "free" in the United States. Although much of it was free to U.S. citizens some of the items listed are taken to the extreme, for example "free lunch." Again a poke in the way of sarcasim. I agree that the "Free Lunch" was very symbolic. In some ways, I believe that many Americans today feel this way about some of our immigration policies. Here is the Venn Diagram. Tricia if you get a chance to check it out that would be great! Otherwise I think we are ready to be graded!

Michele

Thanks for taking care of the Venn Diagram Michele - it looks great. I enjoyed working with you and hope to do it again soon:)

Tricia