1. Immigration Ellis Island to Angel Island

2. Immigration before and after 1875

3. Vocabulary 1. discrimination 2. persecution 3. Chinese Exclusion Act, 4. nativist 5. Ellis Island 6. Angel Island 7. Catholic 8. Protestant 9. Jewish 10. Eastern Orthodox 11. Buddhist

5. 100 Million Americans Can Trace Ancestry to Ellis Island 12 Million pass through from 1892 – 1954 Peak years from 1892 – 1924 11,747 processed on one day 1907 Closes doors 1954

7. The New Immigrants They came from Eastern and Southern Europe They left because of poverty. They needed land to farm. They wanted religious freedom

8. The Ship’s Manifest Each ship had a record on the people who made the trip to the United States We still have these manifests today

9. The Ship’s Manifest

10. Leaving Europe for America $12.00 Ticket 10-14 Day Journey 3 rd Class Steerage Crude Conditions

11. Onboard Ship

12. End of the Journey As the immigrants came to NYC, they would see the Statue of Liberty in the distance. The Statue of Liberty welcomed immigrants to the United States!

13. Welcome to America!

14. The Waiting Room The immigrants waited at Ellis Island to be processed. They had to take tests and see a nurse or doctor. It was almost the same as your first day at LHS!

15. The Great Hall More waiting!

16. The Waiting Is Over Immigrants taking a test The new immigrants had to take tests. If they failed they would be sent back to their countries Only 2 % were sent back 2% of 12 Million

17. The Inspection Line You had to be healthy to enter the USA.

18. The Eye Exam Each person had his or her eyes examined, usually with a hook to flip them up. They were looking for an illness of the eye called Trachoma.

19. The Mental Exam Immigrants who Looked “Out of the Ordinary” Were Given Mental Exams If You Failed the Exams (3 Chances), You Were Deported

20. Nativist Resistance

21. What is the meaning of this cartoon?

23. Every Culture Contributed

24. This is a turkey. It has nothing to do with immigration! It was at my house the other day.

25. To Make Us What We Are Today

30. The End