Immigration

People who moved to the US after 1880 seeking economic opportunity or political or religious freedom were called

• old immigrants

• nativists

• new immigrants

• steerage

Where did the majority of the new immigrants settle?

• small towns

• rural areas

• suburbs

• big cities

What is an immigrant?

• a person who moves seasonally from one region to another.
• a person who leaves (exits) their own country in order to settle permanently in another country.
• a person who comes into a new country to live permanently.
• a person who goes on vacation.

What is an emigrant?

• a person who moves seasonally from one region to another.
• a person who leaves (exits) their own country in order to settle permanently in another country.
• a person who comes into a new country to live permanently.
• a person who goes on vacation.

What is an migrant?

• a person who moves seasonally from one region to another.
• a person who leaves (exits) their own country in order to settle permanently in another country.
• a person who comes into a new country to live permanently.
• a person who goes on vacation.

What is a push factor?

• those things that encourage a person to leave their home.
• something that attracts people to go and live in a particular place.

What is a pull factor?

• those things that encourage a person to leave their home.
• something that attracts people to go and live in a particular place.

Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?

• Washington, D.C.
• Ellis Island
• Angel Island
• Baltimore

What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into Americans?

• Mixing Bowl
• Angel Food Cake
• Fish Tank
• Melting Pot

What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST coast?

• Ellis Island
• Angel Island
• Devil Island
• Alcatraz