IMMIGRATION WEBQUEST
THROUGH THE HKMS ON-LINE SOURCES
Name
Period
Use each of the following sites to answer the questions.
A. Library of Congress American Memory
Copy and paste the following link:
memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndl.pedu/features/immig/introduction.html
What kind of jobs were available
to Chinese immigrants struggling to find work?
Explain how a potato crop failure
in Ireland in 1845 is credited with launching a wave
of Irish-Catholic immigration to America.
Define the word "pogroms".
Why were the Jewish communities of Poland and
Russia a "people at risk" and why were they
immigrating to the United States in the 1880s?
B. Walking Onto Ellis Island, New York
Describe the picture.
Between 1892 and 1954, how many
immigrants passed through Ellis Island?
Give 2 examples of what people
were trying to escape.
C. Encarta
Find at least one piece of
information concerning "do
it yourself immigration to the United States."
As of 3/17/03 when the war with
Iraq was imminent, what was the FBI, in conjunction with the
Department of Homeland Security, considering doing with the
Iraqi immigrants?
D. World Book (username = hkmslmc;
password = hkms2002)
Gather information related to
student visa for foreign students attending public school in
the United States.
In the year 2000, where was the
largest number of immigrants from China located in the
United States.
How did most immigrants from
Southern Italy feel about their length of stay once they
arrived in the United States?
E. Iconn.org:
Use these steps to arrive at the
links:
Discovering Collection History
Search U.S. History Immigration Topic Overview
What is emigration?
Name two "push" factors and two
"pull" factors of emigration.
What Act ended the national origin
quota system?
What are the new criteria for
admission to the U.S.?
F. History Reference Center:
(username and password = hkms)
Guarding the Golden Door
Describe the policy of immigration
before 1882.
Copy the quote regarding
1882-1921.
A record period of openness
culminated in what year?
G. American Memory Learning Pages
Getting Started
Interview with Todays Immigrants
Who penned the words for the 19th
Century poem?
What is the title of this poem?
H. The New Americans
Meet the New Americans!
Explain why one of these new
American groups would want to leave their own country and
why they would want to come to the United States.
Take a look at the cultural riches
being brought to the United States by these new Americans.
Give one example of the art, music, food and language
contributions they are making today.
Take the Immigrant Myths and
Realities quiz. Explain 3 facts about immigrants and
immigration today.
I. History Reference Center (search.epnet.com
hkms/hkms)
Search images
Look at the photos in the gallery
(when searching using "Immigration"). Describe your favorite
photo.
Search - Natural Science: On what
ship were Chinese men found hiding. When were they found and
at what port?
J. Newsbank (username and
password = ncdslccall11)
Start Search History World War
II
In the article from the
Honolulu Advertiser, Harry Urata talks about his length
of stay in a Japanese interment camp. How long did he stay
there?
Harry Urata was in Camp Ewa. What
is the location of the camp today?
What timely act today is related
to this issue of World War II?
