Unit 3 Lessons 3 and 4

What does the word IMMIGRATE mean?

• To temporarily move to a new country

• To permanently move to a new country

• To stay in your home country

• To stay with family members for vacation

What is the largest FORCED migration in human history?

• The Triangular Trade System (African Americans were forced into slavery in new countries.)

• Ellis Island (Immigrants came from Europe to America)

• Orphan Trains (Children were shipped to the midwest to find homes.)

• The Underground Railroad (African Americans were seeking freedom in the northern states.)

What was the scariest part for the immigrants passing through Ellis Island?

• Traveling on the boat

• Going through inspection

• Trying to find their family members

Ellis Island is a National Park today, and tourists can visit to learn more about the history of immigration.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What does the word DIVERSITY mean?

• Valuing and understanding each unique individual and recognizing our differences

• An area with similar characteristics

• The way a group of people live and what they have in common

What does the word CULTURE mean?

• Valuing and understanding each unique individual and recognizing our differences

• An area with similar characteristics

• The way a group of people live and what they have in common (might include language, religion, beliefs, arts, behaviors)

Where was ELLIS ISLAND located?

• New Hampshire

• Connecticut

• New York

• Massachusetts

Which of the following were required in order to enter America?

• They had to be healthy and free of disease.

• They had to have some money.

• (After 1917) They had to be able to read.

• They had to have family members already living in the country.

African Americans were often traded for goods and agricultural products within the Triangular Trade System.

• True

• False

The majority of the slaves in the Triangular Trade System were sent to...

• North America

• South America and the Caribbean

• Africa

• Europe