Immigrants review

Where did the New Immigrants come from?

• Northern/western Europe

• Latin America

• Asia

• Eastern/southern Europe

What were reasons the new immigrants left home and came to America.

• Because they were underpaid at home.

• Because their religion was unpopular in their country of origin.

• Because they did not like the leader of their homeland.

• Because they did not want to be drafted into the military.

Which of the following is a place an immigrant might find work?

• on a farm

• a library

• as a police officer

• a sweatshop

Upon arriving in New York, immigrants were to go to

• Central Park

• Elis Island

• Manhattan

• the Empire state building

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

An immigrant new to America would most likely where?

• a penthouse

• a tenement apartment

• in the suburbs

• on a ranch

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which of the following is NOT a reason that new immigrants formed communities with others from the same countries?

• Learning the ways of a new country can be difficult
• They were forced to live together so that the U.S. knew where they originally came from
• Many immigrants liked being near others like themselves
• They could speak their own language and practice their own customs

Which is NOT a reason people left their homelands?

• Famine
• Poverty 
• War
• Weather

During the 1900s many people moved into

• Cities
• Warm Weather
• Farms
• Other Countries

What reason(s) did immigrants come to the U.S. in the late 1800s/ early 1900s?

• Religious Freedom

• Political Unrest

• To get a job in the "land of opportunity"

• All answers provided are correct

Neighborhoods filled with people from the same country are called

• Ethnic neighborhoods

• Ghettos

• Country districts

• China Town