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"From the Old to the New World" shows German emigrants
boarding a steamer in Hamburg and arriving in New York. Harper's Weekly, (New York) November 7, 1874 |
By the end of this activity, students will be able to:
- Describe a variety of difficulties immigrants faced when processed at Ellis Island and Angel Island during the immigration process.
- Identify with the feelings of the hope and reservation many of the immigrants endorsed as they arrived in the United States.
- Discuss many of the reasons why the American government questioned immigrants to be granted entry.
- Gain an understanding of why people immigrate to the United States during the late 1800’s
- Describe many of the challenges immigrants faced and how they responded to those challenges
- Identify the struggles encountered by immigrants from the experiences of real people and events using a variety of sources (including firsthand and secondhand accounts in video documentaries)
