BELLWORK
• Use your homework worksheet (Manifest
Destiny and U.S. Civil War) to answer the
following questions:
• Explain the Louisiana Purchase.
• Explain the Gadsden Purchase.
• What happened after Lincoln was elected
President in 1860?
• What main issue were the North and South
fighting over?
• What types of industry did the North and South
have?
Immigration
• We are now going to use your prior
knowledge of urban growth, and connect it
to the new topic of immigration.
• Like many Americans, immigrants felt
cities were a new source of opportunity.
• Between 1880 and 1920 about 25 million
immigrants entered the U.S. – about half
of the total population!
Immigration
• In the 1900’s where do
you think people were
immigrating from?
• Before 1890: Northern
and Western Europe
(England, Ireland,
Germany)
• Between 1890-1920:
Southern and Eastern
Europe (Italy, Poland,
Russia)
• Immigrants entered the
U.S. through Ellis Island.
Ellis Island
• Once on Ellis Island,
the immigrants had
to go through three
inspections:
• Physical
• Mental
• Legal
Angel Island
• Angel Island Immigrant station
in California
• One million Asian
immigrants
traveled through
here.
Angel Island Poetry
Angel Island Poetry
• “Because my house had
bare walls, I began
rushing all about.
The waves are happy,
laughing "Ha-ha!"
When I arrived on Island,
I heard I was
forbidden to land.
I could do nothing but
frown and feel angry at
heaven.”
• There are tens of thousands
of poems on these walls
They are all cries of suffering
and sadness
The day I am rid of this prison
and become successful
I must remember that this
chapter once existed
I must be frugal in my daily
needs
Needless extravagance
usually leads to ruin
All my friends should
remember China
Once you have made some
small gains,
you should return home early.
Where were people immigrating from?
*** show interactive map!!!***
U.S. Migration
• Once in the U.S. immigrants
migrated West.
• Gold Rush: hopes of new
riches
• Opportunities: land and jobs
in the West
• This caused many Native
Americans to lose their land
and be forced onto
reservations.
CLOSURE
• What is the difference between Ellis Island
and Angel Island?
• Why were people immigrating to the U.S.
• Where were people immigrating from?
• What was the theme of Angel Island
poetry?
• What effect did U.S. migration have on
Native Americans?
Chinese Immigration
• In the 1800’s Chinese were immigrating to the
U.S. at huge rates.
• They often moved to California in search of gold
and jobs.
• Unfortunately, they were met with a lot of
racism and hatred from both whites and the
U.S. government.
• To learn more about the difficulties the Chinese
faced, you are going to read the article
“Chinese Immigration to the U.S.” and answer
the questions on your own sheet of paper!