Monday- Discussed forum posts. Talked about how to improve our presentations. Started a new project about chapters 7-9
-Why did immigrants come to the US?
-Where did immigrants come from?
-What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?(Ellis/Angel Island)
-Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?
Illegal Immigration- coming to the country without documentation
- US doesn't like the immigrants because they take our jobs. Some are criminals. We are very racists
- They could come across as racist.
- "Birthright Citizenship"- If you are born in the US, you are a US citizen even if your parents aren't legal citizens. Called "anchor babies"
-Why do people come to the US?
- Famine- Push factor
- Land shortages- push factor
- Religious political persecution- push factor
- War- push factor
- In debt or in trouble- push factor
- More opportunities- $$- American Dream. Farming(Homestead Act), mining, working on the railroad, cattle ranching, factory work- pull factor
- Reunite with family- pull factor
Most immigrants came over in the early to mid 1800s
W.A.S.P
W-White
A- Anglo
S- Saxons
P- Protestant
Tuesday- Continued our discussion on immigrants
Nativists- People that believe the people that were here first should be the only ones able to live here. No immigrants should be allowed. Racism is probably the main factor of this
Steps to America-
- Leaving home- Common for one person from a family to come to American first, they would save to eventually bring others. 95% of the immigrants arriving at Ellis Island were joining either family or friends. 40-65% came either on prepaid tickets or with money sent to them from the United States
- On Board the Ship- Ticket to America cost $30. Three types of accommodations- first class, second class and steerage. Only steerage passengers were processed at Ellis Island. First and second class were inspected on the ship. Larger ships could hold from 1,500 to 2,00 immigrant,s netting a profit of $45,000 to $60,000 for a single, one-way trip. For many immigrants, the experience of steerage was a nightmare. At one time, the average passenger mortality rate was 10% per voyage. Conditions were extremely overcrowded, dark, unsanitary, and foul-smelling. In spite of miserable conditions, the immigrants had faith in the future. Crossing the Atlantic could take anywhere from a week to more than a month, depending on the ship and weather. They would play cards, sing, dance and talk
- Inspection- Passengers were inspected for contagious diseases such as cholera, plague, smallpox, typhoid fever, yellow fever, scarlet fever, measles and diphtheria. If immigrants had any of the diseases they would be deported. Sick children age 12 or older were sent back to Europe alone
- Beyond Ellis or Angel Island-
Wednesday- Continued our discussion on immigration. Watched a few short videos over what it was like arriving on Ellis Island or Angel Island
Thursday- I was absent
Friday- I was absent
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