Immigration

1. Describe the causes of the immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans, Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

the causes that caused many immigrints to travel to the untied states was the promise of work and a way to earn money to hopefully return home wealthy, or bring their families here and leave a better life. another reason many immigrints traveled here was to aviod religious prosicution and in turn recieve relgious freedom. many young men and women also wanted more independent lives.

2. Describe the journey immigrants endured and their experiences at United States immigration stations.

the immigrints journey included many hardships these included discimination and more than often a welcoming by an unfriendly culture. the immigrants journey started with a trip by steamship, this could take anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks. most immigrints traveled in streegage and faced less than okay accomadations. disease spread like wildfire and not everyone who traveled lived to see Ellis Island. at Ellis Island all immigrinkts had to pass inspectiona dn could sometimes be detained a day or more before they could be inspected. many were inspected and yet only about 2% were denied, immigrints passed physical examinations, they then had to meet legal requirements. Angel Island was very much like Ellis Island except that it was in a different location.

Westward Expansion Questions

1. What are some of the main reasons that the federal government's policy of assimilation failed?
Some of the reasons that the policy failed are because we as Americans were greedy and did not hold true to our treaties with the Native Americans. Because of this Natives sought hope and savior in a prophet and in the end, ended up engaging in the battle of Wounded Knee. Another reason for failure can also be put upon our greediness. This being the killing of thousands of buffalo which ended the Indians way of life.

2. How successful were government efforts to promote settlement of the Great Plains? Give examples to support your answer.
The government was highly sucessful in promoting the settlement of the land. An example of this is by passing the HOMESTEAD ACT, which offered 160 acres of free land to the head of a household. Flyers promoting expansion were also put out for all to see.