About this trail:
Introduction
Between the 1800s and 1900s, a mass number of immigrants traveled to America seeking opportunity and refuge from poor conditions in their countries. Immigration has created and continues to create a unique blend of cultures within the United States.
Standards
5.1.01 TLW understand the diversity of human cultures.
a. Explain how some immigrants preserved their traditional culture and created a new American culture.
b. Explain governmental efforts to restrict immigrants entering into the United States.
Directions
Pack your bags! It is 1901, and you are headed to America, the Land of Opportunity! Follow the footsteps of the immigrants who traveled to Ellis Island in hopes of making America their new home and explore modern-day immigration, as well. Carefully read the material on each webpage and answer the questions found on each sticky. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. To move on to the next stage of your journey, click the right arrow in the right-hand corner of each sticky. The last sticky is a list of the answers. Check your work, but don't forget to do the final activity at the bottom of the final sticky! You do not want to miss it! Safe travels!
Between the 1800s and 1900s, a mass number of immigrants traveled to America seeking opportunity and refuge from poor conditions in their countries. Immigration has created and continues to create a unique blend of cultures within the United States.
Standards
5.1.01 TLW understand the diversity of human cultures.
a. Explain how some immigrants preserved their traditional culture and created a new American culture.
b. Explain governmental efforts to restrict immigrants entering into the United States.
Directions
Pack your bags! It is 1901, and you are headed to America, the Land of Opportunity! Follow the footsteps of the immigrants who traveled to Ellis Island in hopes of making America their new home and explore modern-day immigration, as well. Carefully read the material on each webpage and answer the questions found on each sticky. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. To move on to the next stage of your journey, click the right arrow in the right-hand corner of each sticky. The last sticky is a list of the answers. Check your work, but don't forget to do the final activity at the bottom of the final sticky! You do not want to miss it! Safe travels!
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Introduction
Between the 1800s and 1900s, a mass number of immigrants traveled to America seeking opportunity and refuge from poor conditions in their countries. Immigration has created and continues to create a unique blend of cultures within the United States.
Standards
5.1.01 TLW understand the diversity of human cultures.
a. Explain how some immigrants preserved their traditional culture and created a new American culture.
b. Explain governmental efforts to restrict immigrants entering into the United States.
Directions
Pack your bags! It is 1901, and you are headed to America, the Land of Opportunity! Follow the footsteps of the immigrants who traveled to Ellis Island in hopes of making America their new home and explore modern-day immigration, as well. Carefully read the material on each webpage and answer the questions found on each sticky. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. To move on to the next stage of your journey, click the right arrow in the right-hand corner of each sticky. The last sticky is a list of the answers. Check your work, but don't forget to do the final activity at the bottom of the final sticky! You do not want to miss it! Safe travels!
Between the 1800s and 1900s, a mass number of immigrants traveled to America seeking opportunity and refuge from poor conditions in their countries. Immigration has created and continues to create a unique blend of cultures within the United States.
Standards
5.1.01 TLW understand the diversity of human cultures.
a. Explain how some immigrants preserved their traditional culture and created a new American culture.
b. Explain governmental efforts to restrict immigrants entering into the United States.
Directions
Pack your bags! It is 1901, and you are headed to America, the Land of Opportunity! Follow the footsteps of the immigrants who traveled to Ellis Island in hopes of making America their new home and explore modern-day immigration, as well. Carefully read the material on each webpage and answer the questions found on each sticky. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. To move on to the next stage of your journey, click the right arrow in the right-hand corner of each sticky. The last sticky is a list of the answers. Check your work, but don't forget to do the final activity at the bottom of the final sticky! You do not want to miss it! Safe travels!
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Have you ever wondered where your last name came from? To find out, enter your last name in the box in the bottom right of the page. Press "Get Facts."
1. What is the origin of your last name? This is probably where your ancestors originated before immigrating to the United States.
2. What does your last name mean?
1. What is the origin of your last name? This is probably where your ancestors originated before immigrating to the United States.
2. What does your last name mean?
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Why did people leave their countries for America?
3. What invention made the journey to America easier?
4. From which country did the most immigrants come between 1880 and 1930? The least?
5. What prevented many Asians from entering into America?
6. Do you believe the situation in question 3 was fair? Why or why not?
7. Why did many ethnic groups come to America?
http://www.ellisisland.org/immexp/wseix_5_3.asp?
3. What invention made the journey to America easier?
4. From which country did the most immigrants come between 1880 and 1930? The least?
5. What prevented many Asians from entering into America?
6. Do you believe the situation in question 3 was fair? Why or why not?
7. Why did many ethnic groups come to America?
http://www.ellisisland.org/immexp/wseix_5_3.asp?
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Congratulations! You made it to the "Land of Opportunity"!
8. What did immigrants look for when arriving in Ellis Island?
9. How did the immigrants react to seeing America?
8. What did immigrants look for when arriving in Ellis Island?
9. How did the immigrants react to seeing America?
10.Why do you think they responded in this way?
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Now you must endure the dreaded medical exam before entering the United States. Good luck! Watch the video to answer the questions.
11. What are some symbols used to mark people with specific illnesses?
12. What happened to sick immigrants in Ellis Island?
13. Why do you think immigrants were inspected medically before they were allowed into the United States?
http://www.history.com/video.do?name=Ellis_Island&bcpid=18011351001&bclid=19170580001&bctid=1473707246
11. What are some symbols used to mark people with specific illnesses?
12. What happened to sick immigrants in Ellis Island?
13. Why do you think immigrants were inspected medically before they were allowed into the United States?
http://www.history.com/video.do?name=Ellis_Island&bcpid=18011351001&bclid=19170580001&bctid=1473707246
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Ellis Island was not always an immigrant's entrance into America. Ellis Island was built in 1892.
14. List the locations immigrants came to before Ellis Island.
15. What event resulted in the loss of the immigrant records kept in Ellis Island?
http://members.tripod.com/L_Alfano/immig.htm
14. List the locations immigrants came to before Ellis Island.
15. What event resulted in the loss of the immigrant records kept in Ellis Island?
http://members.tripod.com/L_Alfano/immig.htm
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Now that you've reached your destination, take a look around Ellis Island.
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16. Who was the first immigrant to arrive at Ellis Island?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/IMMIGRATION/tour/stop1.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/IMMIGRATION/tour/stop1.htm
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17. Describe the initial medical examination process.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/IMMIGRATION/tour/stop3.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/IMMIGRATION/tour/stop3.htm
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http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/IMMIGRATION/tour/stop4.htm
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http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/IMMIGRATION/tour/stop5.htm
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18. Other than good health, what was required for a person to enter the United States?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/IMMIGRATION/tour/stop6.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/IMMIGRATION/tour/stop6.htm
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http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/IMMIGRATION/tour/stop7.htm
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19. What ratio of immigrants traveled to New Jersey? What ratio traveled to New York City?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/IMMIGRATION/tour/stop8.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/IMMIGRATION/tour/stop8.htm
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What will life be like as a newcomer in America?
20. Compare and contrast the life of a German immigrant and Irish immigrant.
21. How did Americans respond to the first wave of immigrants?
22. Did immigrants lose their cultural identity when they came to America?
http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/immigration/index-flash.html
20. Compare and contrast the life of a German immigrant and Irish immigrant.
21. How did Americans respond to the first wave of immigrants?
22. Did immigrants lose their cultural identity when they came to America?
http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/immigration/index-flash.html
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What is immigration like for immigrants of the twenty-first century? Choose one country in the box on the left in order to read a modern-day immigrant's story and answer the questions.
19. Why did his/ her family move to America?
20. What struggles did he/ she face?
21. Compare his/ her experiences with another one of the three modern-day immigrants listed.
22. If your family was moving to a different country, what would you worry about?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/recent/index.htm
19. Why did his/ her family move to America?
20. What struggles did he/ she face?
21. Compare his/ her experiences with another one of the three modern-day immigrants listed.
22. If your family was moving to a different country, what would you worry about?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/recent/index.htm
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I hope you had a wonderful trip! Check your answers on this page and don't forget to visit the following URL and complete the online activity:
