"No Entrance" and Immigration PowerPoint


"No Entrance:" In this cartoon, Uncle Sam denies entrance to America to a Jewish immigrant.

What do you notice about the man?  Is your view of him positive or negative?  Why?

Jot down a way that the immigrants are stereotyped or depicted negatively.


Ellis Island Journey | Ellis Island Steamships | DK Find Out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDNKHWzQiz8

When closed in 1954 how many immigrants had come through Ellis Island?

How much did a ticket from Europe cost?

If you were in the 1st or 2nd class what was your immigration process like?

How long was the original medical exam?

What was the legal interview?

What percent of immigrants were deported back to Europe?



Master the Depth and Complexity Framework - Gifted Guru

At your tables discuss the images on the posters, using the D&C cards to help understand what is going on.

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Let's explore Gilded Age Immigration some more. Work at your tables to go through the PowerPoint and answer the questions.

 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Hw9KPAuhBKmLkmbGnEgyyJqRHOkSYA7vUfa8f_I4wf8/edit#slide=id.p16

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