Immigration

What is one reason why immigrants came to the United States?

• They wanted to share their culture.

• They wanted to become American citizens.

• They wanted to escape prejudice and oppression.

• They wanted to make money quickly and then return home.

Given the conditions in which many of them lived, what inference can be made about immigrants who chose to stay in America?

• Immigrants found that they were paid higher wages than American workers.

• Immigrants were able to build a better life in the United States than in their homelands.

• They had no family or friends left back in their home country.

• They did not earn enough money to afford to purchase a ticket back to their home country.

Which of these was the main reason Samuel Gompers created a labor union?

• He and other immigrants wanted the same treatment as Americans.

• He worked in a cigar factory where the working conditions were poor.

• He built a successful potato farming business with a large number of employees.

• He wanted to bring attention to the working and living conditions in tenements and factories.

What conclusion can be drawn from how different groups of immigrants were received in America?

• Immigrants who were willing to work hard were welcomed by Americans.

• People who formed small neighborhoods based on ethnicity were usually disliked by Americans.

• The immigrants who worked in factories and tried to improve working conditions were valued by Americans.

• Groups whose cultures were very different from that of Americans had the hardest time being accepted.

What event does the date on the tablet held by the Statue of Liberty honor?

• The day that Ellis Island opened.

• The day the Statue of Liberty was constructed.

• The day the Declaration of Independence was signed.

• The day that the United States became an economic power.