Growth and change in the Northeast

What is an immigrant?

• People who move from one country to another country

• People who play a musical instrument

• People who were born in a country

• People who lived a long time ago

Where did most immigrants come from in the early 1800's?

• Europe

• Asia

• North America

• Russia

Looking at the map on page 158, where did the most recent wave of immigrants come from?

• Great Britain, Germany, Ireland

• Scandinavia

• Southern and Eastern Europe

• Asia

What opened in 1892?

• The port of Boston

• Ellis Island Immigration station

• The port of New York

• Factory jobs

What did you have to pass at Ellis Island in order to live and work in the United States?

• Test about US history

• Health check

• Basketball game

• College

What country was Albert Einstein from?

• Russia

• Ireland

• Canada

• Germany

What is a steamboat?

• A boat powered by a steam engine

• A kitchen on a boat

• A toy of collectors

• A popular saying in the 1800's

What year was the light bulb invented?

• 1776

• 1879

• 1979

• 1897

What is a patent?

• The right to make and sell an invention

• The right to buy an invention

• The right to get the supplies you need

• The right to name an invention

Where was the first power loom located?

• California

• New York

• Massachusetts

• South Carolina