Immigration Links
Task Definition:
Compare and contrast the life of immigrants in the United States during the time period of 1845-1945. (Specifically, East Coast and West Coast).
1. How were immigrants processed/received at Angel Island and Ellis Island?
2. What immigration laws/acts were passed from 1845-1945?
3. How were immigrants treated by the American people?
4. What did the immigrants do to preserve their heritage/culture?
5. What jobs were available for the immigrants?
6. What obstacles were faced by the immigrants?
General Immigration Sites: Cover Both East and West Coasts (a great place to start!)
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/ethnic_am.cfm?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/index.htm
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/immigration_set1.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/index.html
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/port/html/disklp10.html
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/riseind/immgnts/immgrnts.html
http://web.missouri.edu/~brente/immigr.htm
East Coast Experience/European Immigration
http://www.nps.gov/stli/serv02.htm
http://www.historychannel.com/ellisisland/index2.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/Eihist.html
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/immigration.htm
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/070_immi.html
West Coast Experience/Asian Immigration
http://www.angelisland.org/immigr02.html
http://www.cetel.org/timeline.html
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/riseind/chinimms/chinimms.html