Chapter 6: Lesson 2 A New Home in America

people who move from one country to settle in a different country are called

• immigrants

• gypsies

• nomads

• pioneers

the region that forms the edge of a settled area

• frontier

• perimeter

• homestead

• wilderness

an area of land that includes a house and its buildings

• homestead

• frontier

• farm

• settlement

an item that something is made of, such as stone, wood, grass, or mud

• materials

• minerals

• solutions

• crafts

when thousands of people came from around the world to search for gold

• gold rush

• mining times

• golden era

• financial rush

relating to matters of money

• financial

• debt

• credit

• debit

keeping people out of a place

• exclusion

• inclusion

• exodus

• arrested

Which of the following is a reason people move to a new place?

• to find work or make more money

• for religious freedoms and safety

• to be closer to family

• these are all reasons people move to a new place

In the 1600's and 1700's, who were the first immigrants to settle in North America?

• Spain

• France

• England

• All of these places are correct

What ocean did the first immigrants cross to settle in North America?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Acrtic

• Indian