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Immigration: Station 1

"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!"

Station 1- Leaving Your Homeland

Starting in the 1880, America sees a huge influx of immigrants. Scroll through the following links to complete the questions for station 1. You will be using the iPads for this station. The Immigration app and Library app.

Immigration statistics by country, 1880-1930:

Statistics by Country

 

 

The Promised Land:   

Pushed by poverty and prejudice, pulled by promises.  Why did immigrants come to America?


 

 

The Promised Land

You may also use the above link to read article  to read more on the push pull on the immigrants.

 

 

Passengers traveling to America -- the journey

Scroll down to see several pictures of immigrants on ships. You will see a firsthand account of steerage conditions.