Coming To America

Why did European immigrants come to the Americas? Choose all that apply.

• Search of a better life

• Worship God in the way they wished

• Hope for freedom and good fortune

• For trouble and hardship

According to the text, what was the effect of immigrants from Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Finland and Wales moving to America on the Indians?

• The Indians made new friends.

• The Indians were pushed off their land and were often treated badly or killed.

• The Indians lived with the new comers.

• The Indians learned to cook new foods.

What happened to millions of Africans that were brought to the Americas against their will?

• They found a better left in America.

• They were pushed off their land.

• They were forced into slavery.

• They learned a new language.

What happened after the newcomers arrived in the 1800s?

• They became American citizens.

• They became sick.

• They headed for new frontiers in the Midwest and the Great Lakes region.

• They stayed on the ship.

After immigrates arrived at the immigration center on Ellis Island near New York City, what do the officials do first?

• Count and question the new arrivals.

• Assign them jobs.

• Give them a place to live.

• Give them citizenship.