The making of a nation - Immigration

Match the immigrant group to the reason or time period.

• political unrest

• • Irish (1845–52)

• seeking industrial jobs

• • Southern & Eastern Europeans (after 1900)

• great famine

• • Germans (1848)

Put those events concerning Immigration into the right order!

 

• Change of immigration laws

• Great Famine

• Arrival of first slave ship

• Immigration of non-Europeans into the US

• Arrival of Europeans in America

Which century saw the highest wave of European immigration to the US?

• 15th century

• 17th century

• 19th century

• 21st century

Which of the following was NOT a reason people immigrated to America?

• to escape poverty

• for free land and housing promised by the government

• to escape political unrest

• to avoid military service

The largest group of involuntary immigrants came from...

• Vietnam

• Africa

• India

Why did the US see itsalf as a melting pot?

• Because people from many different cultures came together and formed one new nation.

• Because only one culture was allowed to exist in the country.

• Because the climate in the US is very hot and mixes everything.

Which metaphor can be used best for the Canadian concept of integration?

• Mosaic

• Melting pot

• Salad bowl

Mix and match these periods where immigration peaked and what happened:

• Changes in immigration laws

• Early 20^th century

• Failed revolution in Germany

• After 1965

• Southern + Eastern Europe

• Mid-19^th-century

Sort these reasons for immigration into ‘Push’ or ‘Pull’ factors.

Groups:

(a) Push

,

(b) Pull

• political unrest

• poverty

• job opportunities

• religious freedom

Where did the most involuntary immigrants come from?

• Africa

• Australia

• Germany

• Ireland