Immigration

When people do this, they go from their home country to make a home in a new country.

• emigrate

• immigrate

• famine

• push factor

I am the statue that greeted many immigrants who entered New York Harbor. What am I?

• Ellis Island

• Statue of LIberty

• Angel Island

What is an immigrant?

• People who were born and lives in the United States.

• People who leave their home country to live in a new country.

• A statue in the New York Harbor.

1. Why did many immigrants settle in large cities?

• They were better places to live.

• There were more jobs

• All of the above.

What challenges did immigrants face in the US?

• They caught diseases
• Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice
• Uncomfortable in the large homes in the US
• Difficult to study for the citizenship test

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

• Angel Island
• Ellis Island

Why did doctors examine immigrants?

• To make sure they didn't spread an illness
• To give them medicine
• To track growth rates
• To give shots

Which is a reason people came to America?

• Baseball
• Colleges
• Job opportunities
• Vacation

In 1892, the United States government opened Ellis Island primarily to

• Process immigrants arriving from overseas
• Defend New York City from attack

What is a refugee?

• A person who is forced to leave their home country because of war or natural disaster
• A politician
• A cartoonist
• A person who goes on vacation for a long period of time