Immigration

Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?

• Washington, D.C.
• Ellis Island
• Angel Island
• Baltimore

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

• Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
• Work in New York factories
• Contributions to the steel industry
• Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST coast?

• Ellis Island
• Angel Island
• Devil Island
• Alcatraz

During the period from 1880 to 1910, why did the majority of immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas in the North?

• Laws prevented immigrants from buying farmland.

• Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.

• Labor unions gave financial help to immigrants willing to work in the factories.

• Most immigrants had lived in cities in their native countries.

What is the Quota System?

• A system created to limit the number of immigrants who could be in America
• The end of the Civil War
• The Basic rules of Immigration
• The first rule of immigration

Who immigrated to Angel Island?

• Mexican
• Chinese
• Italian
• Jewish

What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Did NOT want religious freedom

• Hoped for a better life

• Wanted LESS diversity

• Wanted to live more simply

Where were MOST immigrants from?

• Asia

• South American Countries

• African countries

• parts of Europe

Immigrants from Europe came here first.  They were taken by ferry boat here.

• Angel Island
• Ellis Island

Immigrants faced this from native born Americans. This means they were treated unfairly because of their race/ethnicity.

• diversity

• prejudice

• acceptance

• ignorance