Immigration PP Review

What are two big pull factors that pull immigrants to the United States?

• freedom of speech and religion

• freedom of speech and work

• freedom of religion and owning land

Who is an immigrant?

• People who travel from one country to another and never settle down

• People who leave their home country to settle in a new country

• People who move from on side of the country to the other side

What are the problems called that push immigrants to leave their home country?

• pull factors

• country factors

• push factors

What is the name of the island on the West Coast that the Asian immigrants passed through to come to the United States?

• Angel Island in San Francisco, California

• Ellis Island in New York City, New York

• Emerald Island in North Carolina

What is the name of the statue that can be found in New York City that is a symbol of freedom and hope?

• Statue of Liberty

• Statue of Freedom

• Lady of Hope

How many years did immigrants have to build a house and farm the land before they could legally own the land?

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 5 years

Why did immigrants gather in neighborhoods that housed other immigrants from their home country?

• The government told them they had to stay together when they came to the United States.

• The people were only allowed to move to a certain part of the country.

• The immigrants felt at home with people surrounding them that had the same traditions and customs as them.

What was the major pull factor that was a big reason Asians came to the United States?

• They heard of the discovery of gold on Gold Mountain.

• They needed better jobs.

• They came to find better farmland.

What did immigrant families have to give the government to legally own their land?

• $18

• The crops they grew on their land.

• A promise to never leave the United States.

What was one big reason some Americans treated immigrants with hostility when they came to the United States?

• The Americans through the immigrants were here to take all of their jobs and their money.

• The Americans were not open to welcoming people from outside of the country.

• The immigrants came to America to take over the American’s land.