Immigration to the U.S.

What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into Americans?

• Mixing Bowl
• Angel Food Cake
• Fish Tank
• Melting Pot

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

• Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
• Work in New York factories
• Contributions to the steel industry
• Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

What is the significance of Ellis Island?

• . It was the place where most European immigrants settled
• It was the place where most European immigrants passed through before they became citizens
•  It was the place where unwanted immigrants were sent by the U.S. government 
• It was the headquarters of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service 

What is a Pull Factor?

• Moving to a country because of something good it has
• Leaving your country because of war
• Leaving your country because of drought
• Leaving your country due to famine

What is a push Factor

• Leaving your country due to War
• Coming to a country because of good soil
• Leaving a country because of famine
• Both A & C

What is a tenement?

• A new form of transportation
• Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings
• The end of immigration
• A revolutionary war in Africa

True or False? Push and Pull factors were part of the reason why the trend of Immigration kept changing?

• True
• False

the cramped space on a ship´s lower decks

• tenement
• ethnic group
• discrimination
• steerage

A person who comes to live in a new counttry

• assimilation
• immigrant
• push factor
• slums

Why did the US government establish Ellis Island and Angel Island?

• The immigrants needed new homes.
• They had to sign for their new homes.
• It was a trick.
• Immigrants were checked to make sure they weren't sick or a criminal before entering.