
2nd Wave of Immigration
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8th Grade
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GEMPS MICHELOT
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6 Slides • 30 Questions
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By GEMPS MICHELOT
Ellis Island
Angel Island
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Lesson Objective: Students will analyze the significance early 20th century immigration to the U.S.A.
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Standards
Social Studies-8.2a: Students will identify groups of people who moved into urban areas, and examine where they came from and the reasons for their migration into the cities. Students will explore the immigrant experience at Angel Island.
Next Generation:
8R1: Cite textual evidence to strongly support an analysis of what the text says explicitly/implicitly and make logical inferences. (RI&RL)
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Multiple Choice
Made the crime rate decrease
Led to an increase in farm workers
Make the cities cleaner and safer
Led to an increase in population in the cities
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Multiple Choice
Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs
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Multiple Choice
Factories
Hand
Slaves
Royalty
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
Take a look at this graph. According to the Graph t what is the HIGHESTpercentage of Americans THAT could trace their immigration origins to Ellis Island in the and early 20th centuries?
100%
.001%
25%
2,500%
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
Which were most immigrants from that came through Angel Island?
China
Italy
Nigeria
Mexico
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
Where was "third class" located on a steam ship?
The balcony
The third floor
Steerage
In the captain's quarters
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Multiple Choice
What legislation PREVENTED a group of immigrants from entering the United States based solely on the RACIAL BIAS of some White Americans? ANALYZE THE POLITICAL CARTOON TO ANSWER THE QUESTION!
Irish Exchange Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Act of Italian Immigrants
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Multiple Choice
How old was the first immigrant at Ellis Island?
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12
25
6
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Multiple Choice
Angel Island is located in which of the following states?
California
Vermont
Florida
New York
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the opinion regarding how most Chinese immigrants felt about the medical inspection?
It was embarrassing and humiliating
It was quick and easy
They had papers from China for this
Angel Island did not have this
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
When did Angel Island open?
1910
1942
1810
1882
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Multiple Choice
Based on the image: Immigrants who came into the Untied States through Angel Island found most of their work where?
Building the Transcontinental Railroad
In factories
On farms
As cattle drivers
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
TRUE or FALSE? Angel Island separated people by gender.
TRUE
FALSE
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Multiple Choice
ALL of the following are Push Factors for immigrants except?
Religious Persecution
Political Persecution
Low Resources
Land and work in their countries of birth.
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Multiple Choice
This image was taken right before immigrants stopped in
Ellis Island
Angel Island
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Multiple Choice
Immigrants at Angel Island carved what onto the walls to describe their feelings.
poetry
expletives
their family names
the number of days they were there
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Multiple Choice
At Ellis Island, immigrants went through what kind of inspections?
Financial and Legal
Legal and Financial
Medical and Legal
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Multiple Choice
Immigrants from Asia entered through which immigration center?
Elis Island
Angel Island
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Multiple Choice
Immigration station on the East Coast in the New York Harbor
Ellis Island
Angel Island
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Multiple Choice
The following political cartoon highlights the impact of the CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT.
Which of the following statements explains what the Act did?
It made it much easier for Chinese Immigrants to enter the United States.
Many Chinese people homesick and wanted to go back home.
It allowed more Chinese people to be included in American politics.
It made it very difficult for Chinese Immigrants to enter the United States.
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Open Ended
Write on question you would most likely be asked if you were passing through Ellis Island or Angel Island.
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On slide 33 is a link to Google Earth
Students will do the following:
a) Take a virtual journey from Shangdong, China -Angel Island in Sanfrancisco
b) Take a virtual journey from Dublin, Ireland -Ellis Island in New York
c) Answer the questions on slide 34.
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Google Earth
You can open this webpage in a new tab.
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Open Ended
1) What did you learn from the virtual tour?
2) How do you compare the distance from starting in China and going to Angel Island versus starting in Ireland and going to Ellis Island?
3) Based on the distances which set of immigrants do you think had more difficulties during their journey, European immigrants Asian Immigrants?
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Open Ended
Think back to the video relating to Tyrus Wong:
What did you learn?
What questions do you have?
How does his life story reflect what happened to immigrants processed fro Angel Island?
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Ellis Island
Angel Island
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