Topic 2.4-2.6 #3

Front

What phrase is used to describe America? Options: blended, melting pot, adventurous, lucky

Back

melting pot

Front

Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.

Back

War or religious persecution

Front

How did immigrants decide to settle where they did? Options: They settled in warmer climates, They settled near water, They settled by people of similar ethnic backgrounds, They settled where immigrant officials sent them

Back

They settled by people of similar ethnic backgrounds

Front

Where did European immigrants enter when they came to America?

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Ellis Island

Front

Where did Asian immigrants arrive when they came to America? Options: Angel Island, Rhode Island, Ellis Island, Fools Island

Back

Angel Island

Front

Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?

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They held onto their culture (language, food, clothing) & they thought they would take their jobs

Front

Immigration push factors are…

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reasons people leave their homelands

Front

Immigration pull factors are…

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reasons people come to a new place

Front

This group of immigrants faced discrimination due to stereotypes such as "hot-tempered", "loud", "violent", "drunkards".

Back

Irish

Front

This group of immigrants settled in great numbers in the Midwest: Italians, Germans, Irish, Russians

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Germans