Immigration 1880-1920

Immigration push factors are…

• reasons people come to a new place
• reasons people leave their homelands
• reasons people begin working
• reasons people stop working

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

 Immigration  pull factors are…

• reasons people come to a new place
• reasons people leave their homelands
• reasons people begin working
• reasons people stop working

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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

Where did most immigrants live? 

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

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 you most likely live in 1890 if your parents worked in a factory like the one seen in the picture above?

• New York City
• Atlanta
• Chicago
• Philadelphia

All of the following are reasons immigrants arrived in the United States between 1870 and 1900 EXCEPT--

• escape from high taxes

• better climate

• religious freedom

• escape famine and land shortages

Following the Civil War, which two immigrant groups faced discrimination during the period of industrialization?

• Chinese and Irish
• African and Chinese
• Irish and British
• Indian and Irish

Which city developed into a steel-manufacturing area?

• Boston
• Detroit
• Pittsburgh
• New York City