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Students analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in the United States in response to the Industrial Revolution

Immigrants to Angel Island at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Who came to the United States at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century? Why did they come? Download Primary Source Set: Immigrants to Angel Island at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

This source set examines the experiences of immigrants at Angel Island and Ellis Island through photographs and first-hand accounts, and considers the impact of immigration policy on these hopeful immigrants.

Angel and Ellis Island

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