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Immigration to the United States
1) Analyzing Primary Source Documents and Graphs about Immigration
You will look at the links to find out information on immigration to the United States from 1840-1920. We will also compare immigration in the past to immigration today.

1) What do you see in this photo?
2) What were they doing?
2) Immigrants at Ellis Island
Choose 2 pictures to examine.

Write 3 questions and answers about the pictures.
3) Inspection
Examine the photograph. Write 2 questions and answers about the photo.
4) Immigrants' Lives in New York City
Choose 3 photos to look at.

1) What do you see?

2) What do the photos tell you about immigrants' lives?

3) How do you feel after looking at the photos?
5) Arriving to the United States
Follow the tour of Ellis Island.

Write 4 details that you learn from the tour.
6) Analyzing Tables and Graphs about Immigration
Choose one of the tables or graphs to analyze.

Write 4 questions and answers about the table or graph.
Games about Immigration
Choose one of the games to play.
Videos about Immigrants in New York City
Watch a video about immigrants arriving to New York City in the 1900s.