WorksheetsImmigration to NYS 1800s- Present
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 24mins
What is an immigrant?
Someone who likes to travel
Someone who loves to go on fun vacations
Someone who moves from one country to another to live
Someone who likes to stay at home
Select all that apply: What is a reason that immigrants left their home countries?
For a better life
To flee from war
They were mad at their family and wanted a break
To be free to practice their religion
What types of jobs did immigrants get when they arrived to the United States and what were the working conditions like?
Why were labor unions formed?
Because people wanted more money for their work
Workers wanted shorter work days and safer conditions
Workers wanted a place to come together and discuss new ideas and projects for work
Workers were getting sick and not allowed sick days
List three reasons why immigrant children worked in factories alongside their families.
Why did African Americans migrate North in the 1890s?
To find work in factories
To run away from the oppressive South
To get a better education
They wanted to live in a place near the water with cooler weather
What movement were these musicians a part of?
The Great Migration
The Harlem Renaissance
Musicians for Justice
Northern Immigrant Musicians
Check all that apply: Which of these famous artists, musicians, and writers/poets were part of the Harlem Renaissance?
Duke Ellington
Langston Hughes
Upton Sinclair
Billie Holiday
Where did immigrants enter the United States in New York?
Statue of Liberty
Angel Island
Ellis Island
Manhattan Harbor
The Statue of Liberty symbolized (a) for immigrants entering America?
