Immigration to NYS 1800s- Present

What is an immigrant?

• Someone who likes to travel

• Someone who loves to go on fun vacations

• Someone who moves from one country to another to live

• Someone who likes to stay at home

Select all that apply: What is a reason that immigrants left their home countries?

• For a better life

• To flee from war

• They were mad at their family and wanted a break

• To be free to practice their religion

What types of jobs did immigrants get when they arrived to the United States and what were the working conditions like?

Why were labor unions formed?

• Because people wanted more money for their work

• Workers wanted shorter work days and safer conditions

• Workers wanted a place to come together and discuss new ideas and projects for work

• Workers were getting sick and not allowed sick days

List three reasons why immigrant children worked in factories alongside their families.

Why did African Americans migrate North in the 1890s?

• To find work in factories

• To run away from the oppressive South

• To get a better education

• They wanted to live in a place near the water with cooler weather

What movement were these musicians a part of?

• The Great Migration

• The Harlem Renaissance

• Musicians for Justice

• Northern Immigrant Musicians

Check all that apply: Which of these famous artists, musicians, and writers/poets were part of the Harlem Renaissance?

• Duke Ellington

• Langston Hughes

• Upton Sinclair

• Billie Holiday

Where did immigrants enter the United States in New York?

• Statue of Liberty

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• Manhattan Harbor

The Statue of Liberty symbolized (a)   for immigrants entering America?