immigration

Most European immigrants went through an immigration process

• when they left their home country

• before they left their ship

• at Ellis Island

• at the Statue of Liberty

A person that moves from one country to another is called an _________

*use your notes....must be spelled correctly

People immigrated to the United States for many reasons. Select all of the reasons one might consider immigration.

• War

• Religious persecution

• Hunger/Famine

• To get a job

What were living conditions like for the majority of European immigrants?

• Clean and comfortable

• Spacious and appropriate

• Small, crowded, and unsafe

• Luxurious

Many immigrants lived in housing known as

• apartments

• tenement homes

• townhouses

• brownstones

How did businesses in the US encourage people to leave their countries and move here?

• They gave them money to move.

• They bought their land and forced them to leave.

• They shared the promise of a better life, known as the American Dream.

Why did people from the same countries usually live and work together?

• They didn't like people who were different from them.

• They spoke the same language.

• They all knew each other before they immigrated.

People of certain religions often immigrated because they wanted

• an adventure

• a new start

• religious freedom

• hope and safety

Many Americans moved from rural to urban areas for.....

• safety in numbers

• religious freedom

• job opportunities

• a new start

Run down apartment buildings that barely met minimal standards were called....

• slums

• ghettos

• townhouses

• tenements