Industrialization: Historical Context
“Between the end of the Civil War and the early 20th century, the United States underwent one of the most rapid and profound economic revolutions any country has experienced. There were numerous cause...
12 Mar 201939s
Urbanization: Historical Context
If one thing characterized early 20th century cities, it was their immigrant character. The “new immigration” from southern and eastern Europe had begun around 1890 but reached its peak during the Pro...
12 Mar 20191min
Processing into America: Historical Context
Between 1885 and 1920, approximately 21,000,000 immigrants arrived in America. Roughly 75 percent (75%) of them entered through New York Bay and were processed at Ellis Island after the immigration st...
12 Mar 20191min
Assimilation Versus Acculturation: Historical Context
Assimilation is when a minority group adopts the beliefs, culture, and way of life of the dominant culture. During the 1890s-1900s Americans wanted the “new” immigrants to stop following their old cul...
12 Mar 20191min
Document B - Interview with Louis T
Hilda Polacheck, a WPA writer, interviewed Louis T. in June 1939 as part of the Federal Writers’ Project in the 1930’s. Louis T. was a Polish Jew. Below is an excerpt from the interview, which can be ...
10 Mar 20191min
Document A - Description of Chinese Living Conditions
This excerpt describes the difficulty and scarcity of living in China. Many Chinese immigrated to the United States because of poor living conditions in China and lack of opportunities.
10 Mar 20191min
Letter from Abraham Lincoln to General George McClellan
November 1861.
10 Jan 201930s
The Compromise of 1850 - Document 7
Ralph Waldo Emerson, address on The Fugitive Slave Law, May 3, 1851
19 Des 20181min
