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

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

Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.

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

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

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

Why was America called the Melting Pot ?

• It represents all the different foods in America
• It represents the gov. requiring everyone to become the same
• It represents all  people coexisting & living as 1 nation.
• It represents everyone getting jobs at restaurants 

Give example of immigrant pull factors?

• Overpopulation
• Political Persecution
• Abundance of Land & job opportunities
• War

What was the first thing immigrants saw when they arrived in the U.S.?

• Angel Island
• Statue of Liberty
• Empire State Building
• Central Park