CH 15 Review

The State of Liberty was a gift from what European nation?

• Britain
• Spain
• France

True or False? One of the first things immigrants saw once arriving in New York Harbour on their way to Ellis Island was the Statue of Liberty.

• True
• False

True or false? The Statue of Liberty became a symbol of freedom for immigrant families.

• True
• False

What were FOUR major PUSH factors that caused Europeans to emigrate?

• Population Growth
• Hunger
• Scarcity of arable Land
• Religious persecution
• Job Opportunities

What was a PULL factor for immigrants moving to America?

• Democratic society
• Job scarcity
• food scarcity
• Hunger

How did America letters affect the immigration process?

• America letters caused a surge in people emigrating from the United States back home, which made tickets cheap to come to America.
• America letters helped persuade many people to immigrate to the United States, causing an increase in immigration.
• America letters did not have any effect on immigration at all.

How did improvements in transportation make Immigration easier?

• The steamship shortened the journey from months to two weeks.
• Cars helped transport Canadian Immigrants into the United States.
• The railroad connected Latin America to the United States, where most immigrants were coming from in the early 1900s.

Where were immigrants that were coming to Ellis Island mainly from?

• Asia
• Europe
• South America

How long did the immigration process take once at Ellis Island?

• 3-5 hours
• weeks
• Days

Where did most passengers stay on the steamship?

• On the deck
• In steerage, at the bottom of the ship.
• Large rooms in the back of the ship.