Social Studies Immigration The Railroad The Labor Movement

Immigration

The Railroad

The Labor Movement

Immigration

Angel Island Immigration Station
Story of the island that was designed to handle the flood of immigrants. coming from the Panama Canal
http://www.angelisland.org/immigr02.html

Chinese Exclusion Act
The 1882, law restricted the flow of Chinese into the U.S.
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/chinex.htm

From One Life to Another
The story of European immigrants in the 19th century.
http://library.thinkquest.org/26786/

Immigration in America and the 13 Colonies
Locate information sources on those arriving to the Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia colonies.
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/9301/HistoryDay.html

My History is America's History
http://www.myhistory.org/

Swedish Emigration
A complete chronicle of the Swedish in America. The site contains links and photos.
http://www.americanwest.com/swedemigr/pages/emigra.htm

Wall of Honor
This is a searchable database enabling you to look for those who may have been processed through the Immigration Station at Ellis Island.
http://www.wallofhonor.com/

The Railroad

All Aboard
This site developed from a graduate thesis by a University of Virginia student. You will discover the important contribution that the railroad played in the development of Yellowstone and Yosemite national parks.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma96/railroad

Edsanders.Com: Railroad History
Here you will find background on the people that worked on the early railroads. history and also includes old train photos.
http://www.edsanders.com/railroad/history.htm

Railroad Maps: 1828-1900
Maps are from the Library of Congress. They date from 1828 to 1900 and can be browsed by geographic location or rail line.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrhome.html

The Labor Movement

1919 Boston Police Strike
The 1919 Police strike in Boston involved the largely Irish-American police force that had seen its wages lag badly during the war. Learn more here!
1919 Police Strike