Give example of immigrant pull factors?

Abundance of Land & job opportunities

Immigration push factors are…

reasons people leave their homelands

reasons people come to a new place

Immigration pull factors are…

reasons people come to a new place

reasons people leave their homelands

Which is an example of the idea of assimilation?

German immigrants learning to speak English.

Native Americans following their ancient religious traditions.

The development of ethnic neighborhoods like "Chinatown".

The trend for wealthy Americans to dress like Italians.

How did the population of European immigrants in America change in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Most immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe.

Most immigrants came from northern and western Europe.

The number of European immigrants decreased.

The number of Protestant immigrants decreased.

How were the "new" immigrants who came to the U.S. in the late 1800s and early 1900s different from the "old" immigrants who came previously?

Most of the new immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe.

The new immigrants were more widely accepted into American culture.

The new immigrants mainly settled in the southern states and became farmers.

Most of the new immigrants came for a short time to earn money.

What motivated many immigrants to come to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

The desire for better social and economic opportunities.

The lack of discrimination and prejudice in the U.S.

The fair treatment and short work hours in American factories.

The hope of becoming sharecroppers in the south

Political equality, religious freedom, and economic growth are examples of what?

Factors pulling people to the U.S.

Factors pushing people out of the U.S.

Factors pushing people out of their home countries

Consequences of people leaving their home countries

How did the quota system discriminate against new immigrants?

It limited the number of immigrants that were allowed to enter the U.S.

It forced immigrants to speak English

It prevented immigrants from getting jobs with the U.S. government

It forced all immigrants to become Protestants

Why were many people anti-immigrant in the early 1900's?

They feared that immigrants would take jobs

They believed immigrants would improve the economy.

They did not want immigrants to change the government

They believed immigrants would damage the environment

Which of the following was a major problem immigrants experienced once arriving to the United States?

Discrimination based on nationality

Unsanitary and unsafe living conditions

Political corruption from certain politicians

Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants.

Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs

Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas

Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs

Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs

Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings

Hull House was founded in Chicago by Jane Addams to...

help the urban poor living in slums

provide lodging for child laborers

help persecuted Jewish Americans

serve as a meeting place for suffragists

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Describe the voyage to America.

Great food & lodging

Crowded, diverse, smelly

Quick, exciting, fun

Entertaining, crowded, quick

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the west coast version of Ellis Island?

San Fransisco Bay

Heaven Island

Angel Island

Asian Island

What was the first Immigration Law in the United States?

Italian Exclusion Act of 1882

Irish Exclusion Act of 1882

Japanese Exclusion Act of 1882

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Describe Immigrants from 1840-1885.

Many could speak English - easier time blending into U.S.

From Italy, Poland, Greece, China, & Japan

Most could not speak English

Most of them were elderly people

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.

Promise of a better life

War or religious persecution

Religious Freedom

This immigration inspection site was located on the East Coast and opened in 1892.

Angel Island

The Statue of Liberty

Ellis Island

New York City

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did immigrants decide to settle where they did?

They settled in warmer climates

They settled near water

They settled by people of similar ethnic backgrounds

They settled where immigrant officials sent them

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Immigration

Describe the voyage to America.

What was the west coast version of Ellis Island?

What was the first Immigration Law in the United States?

Describe Immigrants from 1840-1885.

Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.

This immigration inspection site was located on the East Coast and opened in 1892.

How did immigrants decide to settle where they did?

Give example of immigrant pull factors?

What was the first thing immigrants saw when they arrived in the U.S.?

Immigration push factors are…

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