American Immigration

Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.

• Promise of a better life

• Religious Freedom

• War or religious persecution

• Better opportunities

Where did European immigrants enter when they came to America?

• Ellis Island

• Alcatraz

• Rhode Island

• Angel Island

Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?

• There owned all the businesses in California

• They opened too many restaurants

• They had a lot of money when they came to U.S.

• they thought they would take their jobs

Immigration push factors are…

• reasons people stop working

• reasons people leave their homelands

• reasons people begin working

• reasons people come to a new place

Immigration pull factors are

• reasons people leave their homelands

• reasons people stop working

• reasons people begin working

• reasons people come to a new place

Immigrants came to America to escape

• poor economies

• religious persecution

• famine (lack of food)

• all of the above

Nativists believed that

• Immigrants threatened the American way of Life

• Immigrants stole jobs from natives

• White Protestants were better than other immigrant groups.

• All of the above

Native born workers feared that jobs would go to Chinese immigrants because they would

• accept higher wages

• accept low wages

• work for free

• work less hours

Which is an example of the idea of assimilation (learning and accepting new customs/traditions)?

• Native Americans following their ancient religious traditions.

• The development of ethnic neighborhoods like "Chinatown".

• The trend for wealthy Americans to dress like Italians.

• German immigrants learning to speak English.

War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.

• Pull Factors

• Push Factors