Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Tuesday September 6, 2016

Today we will begin our study of the Gilded Age by studying the history of Immigration.

Immigration:

Why did people want to come to the US?

Pull Factors:

Push Factors:

What happened when they arrived?

Ellis Island:

Angel Island:

Waves of Immigration:

"Old Immigrants":

"New Immigrants":
“The Balance of Trade with Great Britain Seems to be Still Against Us”

Recent Immigrants:

How were they treated when they arrived?

Nativism:

What acts were passed to limit immigration?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Gentlemen's Agreement
Emergency Quota Act


Where did immigrants typically settle and why?

Where did they work and under what conditions?

Where did they live?  Describe their living conditions.


Who wanted to help immigrants?  What did they do?


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