Progressive Era
Immigration Why do people come to the U.S.? What are some problems that immigrants pose to a country? What are some benefits that immigrants give to a society?
PUSH & PULL FACTORS PUSH FACTOR: A problem in home country PULL FACTOR: An opportunity in destination country
PUSH FACTORS Little education Political unrest. Fighting or war. No jobs No food (famine or drought) Expensive rent, taxes or land Disease or death
PULL FACTORS Equality or justice New start for family or your self Jobs. Better pay for work (railroad, mines, factories, farms) Cheap land (land races in US) Freedom, right to vote or religious toleration Join family or friends
Ellis Island New York Gateway for more than 12 million immigrants 1892-1954 100 million Americans can trace roots from Ellis Ellis Island
ELLIS ISLAND New York No tuberculosis No lice No one under 16 without parents No ex-convicts No one involved in revolutionary activity Must have $25
Angel Island San Francisco Took in more than 1 million immigrants from Asia Chinese Exclusion Act: first law implemented to prevent a specific ethnic group for immigrating to the US