Immigration

How did immigration to the original 13 colonies differ from immigration during the 19th and 20th centuries?

• The original immigrants were mostly wealthy; afterward, immigrants were mostly poor.
• The original immigrants came mostly from Great Britain; afterward, immigrants came from all over the world.
• The original immigrants did not speak English; afterward, most immigrants did.
• The original immigrants were Native Americans; afterward, most immigrants were Europeans

What aspect of America's geography caused Europeans to want to settle there?

• The mountains
• The rivers
• The valleys
• The space

What is the significance of Ellis Island?

• It was a place where most immigrants settled.
• It was a place where most immigrants passed through before they became citizens.
• It was a place where unwanted immigrants were sent by the U.S. government.
• It was the headquarters of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service

What is the difference between documented and undocumented immigrants?

• Documented Immigrants come through Ellis Island, undocumented immigrants don't 
• Documented Immigrants come from Europe, undocumented immigrants come from elsewhere.
• Documented Immigrants arrived in America before 1900, undocumented immigrants arrived afterward
• Documented Immigrants have the government's permission to be here, undocumented immigrants don't

Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...

• Push Factors
• Pull Factors
• Falling Factors
• Jump Factors

Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?

• Washington, D.C.
• Ellis Island
• Angel Island
• Baltimore

What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into Americans?

• Mixing Bowl
• Angel Food Cake
• Fish Tank
• Melting Pot

War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......

• Pull Factors
• Push Factors
• Jump Factors
• Falling Factors

Which was a major reason for the increase of immigration during the early 20th century?

• Desire for a better life and job opportunities
• Desire to ride a ship for 3 months straight
• Desire to live in tenements and ghettos
• Desire for discrimination in major US cities 

Which of these would be a PUSH factor for immigrants?

• Religious freedom
• Better job opportunities
• Disease and famine
• Desire for adventure