Immigration in America

Which countries contributed to many early settlers in America

• Ireland, Poland, Russia

• Poland, England, Germany

• Holland, England, Germany

• Ireland, Poland, England

Irish immigrants left mostly because of...

• Loss of farm land

• Potato Blight

• Political Views

• Religious Views

Which cities were some of the ports of entry?

• New York, Boston, San Francisco

• New Orleans, Boston, Baltimore, San Francisco

• New York, Boston, Baltimore, New Orleans

• San Francisco, Baltimore, Boston

Why was Americas farmland so appealing?

• lots of land

• temperate climate

• lots of land and temperate climate

• none of these

Which immigrants before the Civil War were paid the least?

• Italians

• Germans

• Chinese

• Irish

Why did immigration slow down in the 1860's?

• Civil War

• Disease struck America

• Less land available

• Ellis Island was too scary

New Immigrants took what kind of jobs?

• Political Jobs

• Working in churches

• Construction and Factory

• Working on the railroad

Chinese immigrants settled in what part of the country?

• East

• West

• North

• South

Where is the Statue of Liberty located?

• The Great Salt Lake

• New York Harbor

• Ellis Island

• Las Vegas

Where did immigrants stop first after 1892?

• Ellis Island

• New York Harbor

• The beach

• McDonald's