1. Ellis Island: European Immigration, c. 1900
11.2 Students analyze the relationship among the rise of industrialization, large-scale rural-to-urban migration, and massive immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe.

3. Immigration from Europe
1st Wave
1870s-1880s: Western and Northern Europeans (German, English and Irish Immigrants
2nd Wave 1890s-1920s:
Southern and Eastern Europeans (Italian, Jewish, and Polish immigrants

4. Why did Europeans come to the U.S.?
Push Factors:
(What made them leave Europe?)
Population growth
Hunger
No land
Religious persecution
Pull Factors:
(What made the U.S. look good?)
Farmland
Jobs
Family already there
Free democratic society

5. Ellis Island Immigration Station: New York
Major Immigration Entry Point

6. Ellis Island Medical Inspections: Legal Interviews
“Six-second exam”
Legal Interviews
29 Questions: What is your name? Age?
20% failed one of these
Hospital
Further interviews
2% Deported

7. Beyond Ellis Island:
Many immigrants settle in cities: New York, Chicago, Boston
1870—25% of Americans live in cities
1920—50% of Americans live in cities
Immigrants settle near others from their home country
Tenements: crowded, dirty
Settlement Houses: provide services, such as child care and classes