Angel Island and Ellis Island

By GEMPS MICHELOT

​2nd Wave of Immigration

​Ellis Island

​Angel Island

​Lesson Essential Question:  Why was Angel Island and Ellis Island important  destinations for newly arrived immigrants?

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Lesson Objective: Students will analyze the significance early 20th century immigration to the U.S.A.

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

How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?

• 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

Multiple Choice

Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 

• 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

Multiple Choice

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

• Factories

• Hand

• Slaves

• Royalty

Multiple Choice

Which group of immigrants came to the United States and settled mostly along the EAST coast?

• European
• Asian
• African
• Indian

Multiple Choice

Which group of immigrants came and settled mostly along the WEST coast?

• European
• Asian
• African
• Indian

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%

Multiple Choice

Where was Angel Island located?

• San Antonio, Texas
• New York, New York
• San Francisco, California
• Los Angeles, California

Multiple Choice

Which were most immigrants from that came through Angel Island?

• China

• Italy

• Nigeria

• Mexico

Multiple Choice

Where was Ellis Island located?

• San Antonio, Texas
• New York, New York
• San Francisco, California
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Multiple Choice

Where was "third class" located on a steam ship?

• The balcony

• The third floor

• Steerage

• In the captain's quarters

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

Multiple Choice

How old was the first immigrant at Ellis Island?

• 15

• 12

• 25

• 6

Multiple Choice

Angel Island is located in which of the following states?

• California

• Vermont

• Florida

• New York

Multiple Choice

Where was Ellis Island located?

• San Antonio, Texas
• New York, New York
• San Francisco, California
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

Multiple Choice

Why were immigrants leaving their countries to come to the United States?

• Many countries were experiencing push factors such as poverty, war, and unemployment.
• Many people were experiencing pull factors such as poverty, war, and unemployment.

Multiple Choice

When did Angel Island open?

• 1910

• 1942

• 1810

• 1882

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

Multiple Choice

Immigrants coming to live in New York would have most likely found work where?

• In a factory
• On a farm
• As a cattle driver
• On the railroad

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE? Angel Island separated people by gender.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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.

Multiple Choice

This image was taken right before immigrants stopped in

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

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

Multiple Choice

At Ellis Island, immigrants went through what kind of inspections?

• Financial and Legal

• Legal and Financial

• Medical and Legal

Multiple Choice

Immigrants from Asia entered through which immigration center?

• Elis Island

• Angel Island

Multiple Choice

Immigration station on the East Coast in the New York Harbor

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

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.

Open Ended

Write on question you would most likely be asked if you were passing through Ellis Island or Angel Island.

​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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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?