Immigration

Learn about Ellis Island & US immigration history! Facts, poems, cartoons.

Ellis Island Use this video to answer the following questions. How many immigrants did Ellis Island process in its 62 years in operation? 25 million 12 million 6 million 15 million How many immigrants were processed in the first year? 500,000 100,000 250,000 450,000 What were immigrants first inspected for during the "6 second medical exam?" visual ailments viral infections cancerous diseases bacterial infections How long did it take for immigrants to be processed on average? 5-6 hours 10-12 hours 3-4 hours 1-2 hours How many questions were immigrants asked during processing? 29 50 15 25 How many immigrants stayed in New York after processing? 1 1 2 3 What percent of Americans can trace part of their ancestry back to Ellis Island? 25% 50% 60% 40% What attitude about immigration is reflected in the poem above, which is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty? Educated professionals should be given preference. Quotas should be adopted to limit certain ethnic groups. The influx of unskilled people should be restricted. People from all nations should be welcomed. What America’s immigrants looked like when they arrived on Ellis Island Using the web page above, what does the term a "cultural melting pot mean?" describes the lack of different ethnic groups in this country. shows the United State's diversity of people. emphasizes the different climate zones in the United States. describes segregation and racism within our country. Using the web page above fill in the missing information below. The history of the island is not always a happy one: It also reflects deep racism and ethnic divisions. After World War I, thousands of suspected "alien radicals" were detained on the island, and in the 1920s, it began to turn away immigrants from certain countries or ethnicities, including Southern and Eastern Europe. People with mental and physical disabilities were excluded, as well as the illiterate, and children arriving without parents Ellis Island kissing post – Ephemeral New York Using the web page above, what was the the "kissing post?" a place where couples exchanged their vows a place on the passenger ships where they celebrated arrival in the United States. a pillar in the Great Hall where their were emotional family reunions in the infirmary were people were informed they would be deported back to their home nation. In the political cartoon who is being barred entrance into the country? Communists Chinamen Socialists Irishmen Using the political cartoon above what else does the message of the cartoon communicate ? the cartoon shows that the United States is a cultural melting pot. the cartoon shows that racism is okay because enlightened statesmen say so. the cartoon makes the United States look bad because the Chinamen is bring desirable traits with him. the cartoon shows that the golden gate of liberty is for everyone. George Frisbie Hoar was a protégé of the Radical Republican Charles Sumner and an early abolitionist. When he first joined the House, he was a member of the Free-Soil Party. He later became a Republican, but never hesitated to criticize members of his party whose actions or policies he believed were in error.He represented Massachusetts in Congress from 1869 until 1904 as a genuine statesman. He was more devoted to the ideals of racial equality, civil rights, and labor rights than anyone else in Congress. During his time in office, he fought for laws on an 8-hour workday and defended the right of workers to strike and organize. In 1886, he argued in favor of women getting the right to vote. Hoar was also a warrior against political corruption, and campaigned for the rights of African Americans and Native Americans.After the Spanish-American War in 1898, Hoar became one of the Senate’s most outspoken opponents of US imperialism. He denounced the Philippine-American War because of the harsh treatment of Filipinos and called for independence for the Philippines.Hoar is best remembered, however, for his staunch opposition to the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882. In a Senate speech, he compared the persecution of the Chinese to discrimination against blacks, Native-Americans, Jews, and the Irish. Hoar knew the real reason for the bill was race – “the last of the human delusions to be overcome. Racism has left its hideous stains on our history in crimes committed by every generation.”Hoar said, “We must take race at its best, not its worst.” He praised the Chinese for inventing gunpowder, paper, and the compass. He dissected the Chinese Exclusion Bill and found fault with every section of it. He opposed its harsh penalties for Chinese already in America and the powers granted to the government to seize and deport almost anyone of Chinese ancestry.Hoar said that the Act was disrespectful to the ideals of the American Revolution: “America has a heritage of natural rights in the great doctrine of human equality affirmed in our Declaration of Independence. The Act is nothing less than the legalization of racial discrimination.”Hoar knew that he had to appeal to more than just his colleagues’ consciences if the bill were to be rejected. Hoar predicted that trade with China would bring “hundreds of millions a year” into the Northeast US and warned against offending China.Despite Hoar’s protests, the Chinese Exclusion Act passed Congress in 1882 and was not repealed until 1943. There were no laws against any other nationality in the US. George Frisbie Hoar would most likely support which of the following? ending all immigration 14th Amendment Slavery US conquering Hawaii According to George Frisbie Hoar, the Chinese Exclusion Act was legalizing Honest hard work Going on strike for better wages Racial discrimination The smoking of opium Hoar’s protesting of the bill was mostly successful to please all of his Chinese constituents to help him get re-elected unsuccessful According to the political cartoon above what ethnic group is being stereotyped as a combative troublemaker? Russian Irishman German Englishman Who Lives in America: Teaching Immigration History With Data According to the data above were did the second most immigrants come to the United States from between 1820 and 2010? Europe Africa North and South America Asia Using the data above, why did immigration to the United States in the 1930's decline? World War II the Jazz Age the Industrial Revolution The Great Depression According to the political cartoon above would this be a anti or pro immigration message being symbolized? anti neither pro List 3 facts with data that you found interesting from this video.