6th Grade Chapter 5 immigration

Where did European immigrants enter when they came to America?

• Ellis Island
• Rhode Island
• Alcatraz
• Angel Island

Where did Asian immigrants arrive when they came to America?

• Angel Island
• Rhode Island
• Ellis Island
• Fools Island

In general, why did most people immigrate to the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th Century?

• Escape difficult conditions

• a better life

• religious persecution

• all of the above

Immigrants had to pass a ___ inspection

• literature
• social studies
• health
• naturalization

A written record of the passengers aboard a ship.

• journal
• diary
• ship's log
• manifest

What is an immigrant?

• a person who moves seasonally from one region to another.
• a person who leaves (exits) their own country in order to settle permanently in another country.
• a person who comes into a new country to live permanently.
• a person who goes on vacation.

Tenement workplaces were called __________________.

• sweatshops

• apartment buildings

• upscale factories

• mansions

In 1893, Illinois passed a workshop and factories bill, which banned the exploitation of minors in the workplace. This was due to the efforts of Jane Addams.

• True

• False

settlement house

• a house for settlers to live in while they are building their own home

• a development of houses that serves as a community

• an area of poverty that is a problem

• a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services

Jacob Riis exposed the horrible conditions in New York City and wrote How the Other Half Lives

• tenements

• schools

• factories

• sweatshops