Immigration Check for Understanding

Front

The crowded section of the ship where most immigrants stayed

Back

Steerage

Front

During the Gilded Age, most immigrants entered through which processing center?

Back

Ellis Island

Front

Jobs, democracy, freedom, are examples of ____ _______ that attracted people to move to a new place.

Back

Pull Factor, Pull Factors, Pull, pull factor

Front

Famine, war and unemployment are examples of ____ _______, which were reasons to leave the place you currently live.

Back

Push Factors, Push Factor, Push

Front

This island mostly processed immigrants from Asia who came in through the West Coast

Back

Angel Island

Front

Less immigrants were allowed / processed through Angel Island than Ellis Island.

Back

True

Front

Why do historians refer to the period of American History from 1870-1900 as the Gilded Age?

Back

America looked great on the outside, but inside there were many problems

Front

What was the era from 1880s-1910s known for the rise of big business, industrialization & social problems in the US?

Back

The Gilded Age

Front

Why did the majority of immigrants settle in urban cities?

Back

Increased job opportunities

Front

Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to...

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Immigration