1. Chapter 8, Lesson 2 Pages 266-271 Immigrants in America
Immigration
Chapter 8, Lesson 2
Pages
Immigrants in America

2. Essential Questions
SS5H3d Why did people immigrate to the United States? Where did they come from? Where did they settle?

3. Ellis Island

4. Ellis Island on the Map

6. Why did people immigrate to the United States?
Escape poverty
Make a better life for themselves
Looking for work
Escape war or persecution
“In America, everything is possible”

8. Where did they come from?
Mostly Southern and Eastern Europe, Mexico

10. Russia
Europe Italy, Russia, Hungary, Greece, Poland

13. Where did they settle? Near family and friends
Big cities with factories
New York, Boston, Pittsburg, and Chicago

14. Take a Tour of Ellis Island
Take the Tour!