Immigration- Angel and Ellis Island

Which group of immigrants came to the United States and settled mostly along the EAST coast?

• European
• Asian
• African
• Indian

Which group of immigrants came and settled mostly along the WEST coast?

• European
• Asian
• African
• Indian

Where was Angel Island located?

• San Antonio, Texas
• New York, New York
• San Francisco, California
• Los Angeles, California

Where was Ellis Island located?

• San Antonio, Texas
• New York, New York
• San Francisco, California
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Which groups of immigrants were the first to come to Ellis Island?

• Irish and German
• Italian and Portugese
• Russian and Irish
• Chinese and Japanese

Why were immigrants leaving their countries to come to the United States?

• Many countries were experiencing push factors such as poverty, war, and unemployment.
• Many people were experiencing pull factors such as poverty, war, and unemployment.

Which of the following would NOT a problem faced by immigrants during the turn of the century?

• Discrimination
• Crowded cities
• Harsh working conditions
• Unlivable climate

Immigrants coming to live in New York would have most likely found work where?

• In a factory
• On a farm
• As a cattle driver
• On the railroad

Immigrants who came into the Untied States through Angel Island found most of their work where?

• The building of the Transcontinental Railroad
• In factories
• On farms
• As cattle drivers

Immigrants adapted to life in the United States how?

• By settling in groups of people who shared the same culture.
• By living in crowded tenements in large cities.
• By becoming cowboys and cattle ranchers in the west.
• By learning the ways of Native Americans and moving to reservations.