1. Journaling
If you were at a boring meeting what would you do to keep awake?

2. Reading

3. Chapter 15 Immigrants and Urbanization 1877-1910

4. Objectives
We will discuss the story of immigration in the United States.

5. Vocabulary Ellis Island Angel Island Melting Pot Nativism
Chinese Exclusion Act
Gentleman’s Agreement

6. A Country of Immigrants
Europeans
Asians
West Indies and Mexico

7. European Story 20,000,000 West at first, then East
Why did so many leave?

8. Asians 300,000 Chinese and 230,000 Japanese. Where did they immigrate?
Gold
Railroads
Businesses
Hawaii

9. West Indies and Mexico
From ,000 immigrants came from West Indies.
National Reclamation Act
,000 Mexicans.

11. Life in America Getting to the United States.
Boats from Europe took one week.
Boats from Asia took three weeks.

12. Ellis Island Inspection point for 17,000,000 Europeans.
Physical examination
Legal questioning
Able to work
Have money

21. Angel Island
San Francisco Bay
Processed 50,000 Chinese

26. Immigration Restrictions
Melting Pot
Nativism-
Fear of immigrants

27. Nativism’s Effects on Asians
Chinese Exclusion Acts
Banned entry to only students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials.

28. Gentleman's Agreement
1906 San Francisco Board of Education and Japanese students.
Gentleman’s Agreement – limited the amount of unskilled workers from Japan.