Journaling

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Journaling

• If you were at a boring meeting what would you do
  to keep awake?

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Reading
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Chapter 15Immigrants and Urbanization1877-1910
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Objectives

• We will discuss the story of immigration in the
  United States.

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Vocabulary

• Ellis Island
• Angel Island
• Melting Pot
• Nativism
• Chinese Exclusion Act
• Gentlemans Agreement

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A Country of Immigrants

• Europeans
• Asians
• West Indies and Mexico

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European Story

• 20,000,000
• West at first, then East
• Why did so many leave?

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Asians

• 300,000 Chinese and 230,000 Japanese.
• Where did they immigrate?
• Gold
• Railroads
• Businesses
• Hawaii

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West Indies and Mexico

• From 1880-1920 260,000 immigrants came from West
  Indies.
• National Reclamation Act
• 1910-1930 700,000 Mexicans.

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Life in America

• Getting to the United States.
• Boats from Europe took one week.
• Boats from Asia took three weeks.

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Ellis Island

• Inspection point for 17,000,000 Europeans.
• Physical examination
• Legal questioning
• Able to work
• Have money

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Angel Island

• San Francisco Bay 1910-1940
• Processed 50,000 Chinese

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Immigration Restrictions

• Melting Pot
• Nativism-
• Fear of immigrants

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Nativisms Effects on Asians

• Chinese Exclusion Acts
• Banned entry to only students, teachers,
  merchants, tourists, and government officials.

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Gentleman's Agreement

• 1906 San Francisco Board of Education and
  Japanese students.
• Gentlemans Agreement limited the amount of
  unskilled workers from Japan.