Immigration

IMMIGRATION WEBQUEST

You and your partner will immerse yourselves as immigrants trying to make it to the United States and live successful lives in the early 1900's. By completing the virtual tour, you will better understand the process immigrants had to complete before even entering the country. You will also see the different experience Asian immigrants delt with at Angel Island on the West Coast. Why do you think this group was treated differently?


 * __DIRECTIONS__**: Create a Microsoft Word document and answer each question using **//COMPLETE SENTENCES//** by completing the Virtual Immigration experience through Ellis Island. Make sure you listen to the stories and explanations of Victoria's videos. The last 5 questions will be answered using the Angel Island website. Read through the information thoroughly. Send your completed WebQuest in an email attachment to stell.freeport@gmail.com with you and your partner's last name, period and "Immigration" in the subject line. Good luck! [[image:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/phs_history/images.dir/24.gif width="228" height="274" align="right"]](//**Scoring** - 2pts/question, 30pts total//)

Ellis Island Tour (questions 1-10) 1.  Create your passport for your journey to America. On your passport, what is your name and what country did you come from? 2.  Decide what items you will absolutely need for the trip. What 3 belongings did you choose to bring in your trunk and why? 3.  When you set sail, how long do you expect the journey to take by sea? 4.  After reaching Ellis Island, you walk upstairs to reach the Great Hall. Who is watching you climb the stairs and why? 5.  Why were immigrants given health inspections at Ellis Island? Name AT LEAST 2 specific health inspections immigrants received. 6.  What was the final step immigrants had to pass before they could gain entry into New York City and why? 7.  How many families live in the tenement on 87 Orchard? 8.  Why didn’t all immigrant children go to school? 9.  Where could you go watch movies without sound and how much did they cost?  10. What were “egg creams” and what were they made of?

11. Upon arrival in San Francisco, which immigrants were ferried to Angel Island? ([]) 12. What was the significance of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and why do you think both major political parties supported act? ([]) 13. In 1910, a new station was opened on Angel Island. What 3 things did it do that the old station could not? ([]) 14. How could Chinese immigrants circumvent the Chinese Exclusion Act and what were these people referred to as? ([]) 15. What questions were Chinese immigrants asked during interrogations and why detained for long periods of time? ([])