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Bayard-zhang treaty of 1888. In (2011). V. Erhart (Ed.), //Encyclopedia of Immigration// Retrieved from [|Bayard-zhang treaty of 1888. In (2011). V. Erhart (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Immigration Retrieved from http://immigration-online.org/372-bayard-zhang-treaty-of-1888.html] [|Peopling of America] [|Grover Cleveland] [|Treaty of Bayard] ==Work Area==

Hi, Justina! Looking forward to working with you! I uploaded the Venn Diagram worksheet (at least I think I did it correctly!), so whenever you would like to start let me know. ~Lori

Hello Ladies! Actually here under the Work Area is where you should post all of your discussions for this assignment. I know it can get confusing sometimes. To add your comments to this Work Area, just click the EDIT link at the top right > enter your comments and name > Click SAVE. :) ~ ~ Jana

Lori, I upload my Venn Diagram, feel free to add anything. Sorry it took me so long to do this, it has been a very busy/hectic week! Tina

Tina, No problem. I was feeling bad because I hadn't gotten on earlier. I was really sick this weekend and finally had my husband take me to our FastER care Saturday night, got on some antibiotics and am feeling much better. I was re-reading the instructions for this assignment and think we kind of went at it backwards by doing the Venn Diagrams first. We were supposed to discuss the cartoons first and then one of us was to write the Venn Diagram and post it to review together. So, since we both did Venn Diagrams, let's talk about how we arrived at our Venn analysis and then decide what to keep and what to trash and we'll create one common one.

I first shared our chosen cartoons with one of the history teachers at school and he gave me a quick lesson on immigration in the late 1800's, which helped me know better what to google. He said that this time period was the first that immigration started to be viewed in a negative light and some of it was religious based discrimination and some of it was economy based. From what I researched about the Treaty of Bayard and Grover Cleveland, those issues were economic based and, on Cleveland's part trying to get re-elected (which he didn't). The "Welcome" cartoon also has the precursors of "war" written in the clouds which I assume would be the Spanish-American War(?)

On those notes, I found the first caartoon (Welcome...) to be more positive overall. Uncle Same appears to be welcoming everyone aboard the "Ark of Refuge" and the signs clearly advertise all that America has to offer to the immigrants. The immigrants in turn appear to be dressed in pilgrim like attire and in general are well-dressed, neat, and clean and have no one race represented-ALL are welcome. However, there are dark clouds swirling with the words "Distress" and "War" among them, which is hinting at the unrest regarding immigrants that has popped up in America. An "all is not well" feeling as the unsuspecting immigrants continue to file in.

The second cartoon is less positive and points to deception (with the blindfolding of Uncle Sam and Chang Yen Moon leading him by the neck) which maybe Cleveland is a part of(?). In the research it seemed to insinuate that Cleveland was just trying to keep everyone happy to get re-elected so he did not commit to or resist any immigration legislation. It also said that the legislation that did get passed (the Scott Act) led to very harsh treatment of the Chinese (Chinese Exclusion Act). As I tried to find Chang Yen Moon, I found him listed as Chang Yen Hoon (or is that someone else?) and he testified about what he saw in a riot that broke out while working on the railroad (I think...?). ~Lori
 * I also noticed I forgot the "s" on 1880 in the Alike section on my Venn - sorry!

Tina, I took the liberty of combining your ideas and mine into one Venn Diagram, since it was getting close to deadline. If you are on after this and see changes that need to be made, please feel free to revise! I am off to bed! ~Lori