Immigration to the United States

What is migration?

• The movement of people from one place to another

• When someone leaves a country

• When someone enters a country

• The state of being diverse

What is emigration?

• The movement of people from one place to another

• When someone leaves a country

• When someone enters a country

• The state of being diverse

What is immigration?

• The movement of people from one place to another

• When someone leaves a country

• When someone enters a country

• The state of being diverse

What does diversity mean?

• The movement of people from one place to another

• When someone leaves a country

• When someone enters a country

• A range of different things

What are push factors?

• Circumstances a country has that make a person want to leave

• Advantages a country has that make a person want to come and live there

• Circumstances a country has that make a person want to leave and advantages a country has that make a person want to come and live there

• The state of being diverse

What are pull factors?

• Circumstances a country has that make a person want to leave

• Advantages a country has that make a person want to come and live there

• Circumstances a country has that make a person want to leave and advantages a country has that make a person want to come and live there

• The state of being diverse

Which group of immigrants faced discrimination in the west?

• Chinese immigrants

• Irish immigrants

• Jewish immigrants

• Italian immigrants

Which group of immigrants faced discrimination in the northeast?

• Chinese immigrants

• Irish immigrants

• Jewish immigrants

• Italian immigrants

Which group of immigrants faced discriminatory hiring practices?

• Chinese immigrants

• Irish immigrants

• Jewish immigrants

• Italian immigrants

Boss Tweed gained power by...

• using the political machine to get jobs and housing for immigrants.
• giving free medical care to workers injured at dangerous factory jobs.
• founding the Transcontinental Railroad.
• starting up the successful meatpacking industry.