Immigration Review

Which term means: something that makes a person want to COME TO a place?

• immigration

• migration

• naturalization

• push factor

• pull factor

Which term means: something that makes a person want to LEAVE a place?

• immigration

• migration

• naturalization

• push factor

• pull factor

Which term conveys the idea that people from all over the world come and melt into American society, giving up their native heritage?

• immigration

• migration

• naturalization

• melting pot

• mosaic

Which term means: when a person moves from one country to another country, with the intention to settle long-term?

• immigration

• migration

• naturalization

• push factor

• pull factor

What is the term for the process of gaining citizenship by completing the requirements set by Congress?

• immigration

• migration

• naturalization

• push factor

• pull factor

U.S. citizenship is ALWAYS granted to someone who…

• is over 18.

• is born in the U.S.

• graduates high school in the U.S.

• graduates college in the U.S.

• lives in the U.S. for ten or more years.

What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Did NOT want religious freedom
• Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
• Wanted LESS diversity
• Wanted to live more simply

What challenges did immigrants face in the US?

• They caught diseases
• Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice
• Uncomfortable in the large homes in the US
• Difficult to study for the citizenship test

Where were most immigrants from?

• Italy
• Slavic Countries
• Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico
• Europe

The first stop for immigrants from China.

• Ellis Island
• Angel Island