immigration

Describe the voyage to America.

• Great food & lodging
• Crowded, diverse, smelly
• Quick, exciting, fun
• Entertaining, crowded, quick

What was the west coast version of Ellis Island?

• San Fransisco Bay
• Heaven Island
• Angel Island
• Asian Island

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Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?

• There owned all the businesses in California
• They had a lot of money when they came to U.S.
• They opened too many restaurants
• They held onto their culture (language, food, clothing) & they thought they would take their jobs

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What was the first Immigration Law in the United States?

• Italian Exclusion Act of 1882
• Irish Exclusion Act of 1882
• Japanese Exclusion Act of 1882
• Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

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Where did most immigrants live? 

• Most lived in farming communities
• Most lived in the suburbs
• Most lived in big cities
• Most lived around lakes

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Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.

• Promise of a better life
• War or religious persecution
• Religious Freedom
• Religious Freedom

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This immigration inspection site was located on the East Coast and opened in 1892.

• Angel Island
• The Statue of Liberty
• Ellis Island
• New York City

Where did immigrants in the West work?

• Factories, Industries
• Ranches
• Farms, Railroad, Mines
• Schools, Offices, Businesses

How did immigrants decide to settle where they did?

• They settled in warmer climates
• They settled near water
• They settled by people of similar ethnic backgrounds
• They settled where immigrant officials sent them

Where did  many immigrants in the East work?

• Fisherman
• Ranches
• Farms
• Factories