Lesson 1: Immigration

Open Ended

Write an imaginary immigration story explaining why and how you migrated to the United States. 

Consider: cultures you  will still maintain when you get there and important items  you  might take along .

Open Ended

Take a minute to brainstorm and pair-share to describe specifically what they observe in the image by just focusing on the visual details.

Multiple Choice

During its peak years of operation, approximately how many immigrants were processed daily at Ellis Island?

• 1,000
  

• 500

• 10,000

• 5,000

Open Ended

What were TWO main reasons immigrants journeyed to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

Open Ended

Highlight TWO push Factors and TWO pull Factors for immigration in the 18th and 19th centuries.