Western Immigration
Arturo Parra
Helen Hunt Jackson
3 Facts:
- October 15, 1830 – August 12, 1885
- Wanted improvement of treatment between the Native Americans.
- Poet and Writer
Morrill Act
3 Facts:
- Called for the creation of agriculture colleges
- Led by Professor Jonathan Baldwin Turner of Illinois College. (Pictured above)
- First proposed in 1857 and passed by Congress in 1859.
Populist
Main Idea:
- Involved interests and conceptions (such as hopes and fears) of the general people.
Ellis Island (1905 Pictured above)
3 Facts:
- Immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954.
- Owned and administered by the U.S. federal government since 1808.
- Located in Upper New York Bay between New York and New Jersey