Immigrants - Ellis Island
Why did they come? For Europeans -fleeing religious persecution Jews of Eastern Europe For the Chinese and Mexicans -political unrest - Job opportunities.
Vocab. For Today 1.Steerage: cheap and crowded lower area of a ship that poor European passengers came to the US in. 2.Ellis Island: place of processing.
Challenges of Urbanization. Challenges of Immigration & Urbanization What issues did many new immigrants & city dwellers face at the turn of the century?
