Mr. Quaintance's Classroom



Name: _____________________________Homeroom: _____________Date: ______________A Flood of ImmigrantsDefine Immigrate: To move to a new placeEmigrate: To leave your home country. Where did most immigrants come from?:Eastern and Southern Europe (Italty, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, Greece, Serbia, Croatia. Plus China and Japan. Reasons to Leave EuropeReasons to Go to the United StatesPovertyOvercrowdingCrop FailureLack of workUnfair laws against Certain Ethnic Groups. JobsLandChance for a better life. How did immigrants get to the United States?2219325224790-1143002247904533900253365 Statue of Liberty/ Ellis Island1. What country gave New York City the Statue of Liberty? Why?2. Why do you think so many everyday Americans contributed money to help build the statue of liberty?3. How many people came through Ellis Island in the first two decades of its opening?The New Colossusby Emma Lazarus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame."Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries sheWith silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"What does Lazarus mean by…“…name her Mother of Exiles.”“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses…”Name:___________________________Homroom: ___________Date: ______________Do Now0134620001. What do you think the people in the photo are doing?2. How do you think they feel? Why?3. How would you feel?Name:___________________________Homroom: ___________Date: ______________Do Now0134620001. What do you think the people in the photo are doing?2. How do you think they feel? Why?3. How would you feel? ................
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