Immigration

I am a shortage of food. What am I?

• famine

• immigration

• blight

• poor

I am the immigration center that processed many immigrants in New York City on the East Coast. What am I?

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• NY Immigration Center

• The Statue of LIberty

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 is an example of a push factor?

Choose 2 answers!

• lots of opportunities

• no food

• no freedom of religion

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

How did prejudice create problems for some immigrants?

• Major companies wanted to hire them
• People laughed at their accents
• Were not allowed jobs because of their race/ethnicity
• Immigrant children were not allowed to attend school

This means variety.

• diversity
• prejudice
• Laws

What were immigrants blamed for?

• Stealing money

• Taking jobs

• Lack of effort at their jobs