Immigration

Leaving your homeland to make a long journey to a new country is called...

• immigrant

• emigration

• traveling

• vacation

A person who moves to a new country is an...

• travelor

• cross country runner

• immigrant

Most immigrants came to America in search of a better life.

• False

• True

What was the first place many immigrants went to before they began their lives in America?

• The Statue of Liberty

• The United States

• Ellis Island

• New York City

Some immigrants came to America to escape war.

• True

• False

 

Why did immigrants often live in neighborhoods with others from their homelands?

• It was illegal to live anywhere else

• It made their adjustment to their new life easier

• They didn't want to be in the US

• No other housing was avaliable

Where is Ellis Island located?

• Pacific Ocean

• New York City Harbor

• South of Florida

• Washington D.C.

Which part of the United States became home to most immigrants?

• North

• East

• South

• Westt