Immigration Restriction
Author - unintelligible
Place and Time - 1921, after passage of Quota Act of 1921
Prior Knowledge - the Quota Act of 1921 allowed only 3% of the current population from any one country in the United States to enter each year, which was more of a restriction against the Asian and Eastern and Southern European countries than the Western European countries
Audience - the American people, both those that agree and disagree with the act
Reason - to justify the Quota Act of 1921
The Main Idea - with such an influx of immigrants, the nation needs to put limits down as to who can enter it
Place and Time - 1921, after passage of Quota Act of 1921
Prior Knowledge - the Quota Act of 1921 allowed only 3% of the current population from any one country in the United States to enter each year, which was more of a restriction against the Asian and Eastern and Southern European countries than the Western European countries
Audience - the American people, both those that agree and disagree with the act
Reason - to justify the Quota Act of 1921
The Main Idea - with such an influx of immigrants, the nation needs to put limits down as to who can enter it
The Scopes Trial
Author - Parrish
Place and Time - Nashville, Tennessee, 1927
Prior Knowledge - the Darwin Theory of Evolution, which says that humans and primates are descended from common ancestors, was struck down by court decisions in favor of Tennessee's Butler Law
Audience - anyone that was a supporter of either evolution or creationism
Reason - to inform people of the outcome of the Scopes Trial
The Main Idea - the teaching of evolution was struck down by a court decision
Place and Time - Nashville, Tennessee, 1927
Prior Knowledge - the Darwin Theory of Evolution, which says that humans and primates are descended from common ancestors, was struck down by court decisions in favor of Tennessee's Butler Law
Audience - anyone that was a supporter of either evolution or creationism
Reason - to inform people of the outcome of the Scopes Trial
The Main Idea - the teaching of evolution was struck down by a court decision