Coming to America
Children at Work
Life in America
Big Business
Working Conditions
100
Italy, Poland, Russia, Asian countries, Germany, Ireland, and Scandanavia
Can you name three countries that people immigrate from?
100
To help support their families.
Why would children have to work?
100
The Golden Door
What did the immigrants call the entrance of Ellis Island?
100
Complete control over an industry
What is a monopoly?
100
12-16 hours
What were the typical work hours for immigrants?
200
Many people left their homeland for a better life ie. living conditions, money, education, and employment.
Why did many people leave their homeland?
200
Get an education
What did working children really want to do?
200
Parts of the city where people in their homelands settled
Where did immigrants try to move to when they came to America?
200
John D. Rockefeller
Who monopolized on the Oil Industry?
200
They could pay them less than citizens.
Why did many businesses want to hire immigrants?
300
Crowded, horrible, frightening, exciting
What is one word that could describe the journey over to America?
300
Get beaten.
What might happen if a child makes mistakes on the job?
300
Crowded homes Sharing bathrooms Had to get water from a separate faucet
Describe two living conditions for immigrants.
300
Buying them out
How did businesses get rid of their competition?
300
Low pay crowded sweatshops hazardous dark
Describe 2 things about working in the factory.
400
Some immigrants were sick and contracted diseases.
What might cause immigrants to not be able to enter the country?
400
16 years old
What was the legal working age for children?
400
For opportunities
Why did most immigrants move to the cities?
400
A person who give back for a cause.
What is a philanthropist?
400
They would go on strike.
What happened when many workers were unhappy with the working conditions?
500
Ellis Island
What was the name of the place that the immigrants entered?
500
shoe shiner, newspaper boy, factory worker
Name three jobs that kids were likely to do.
500
American culture
What would adult immigrants learn in school?
500
It did not allow anyone else to make money from that industry.
Why were monopolies considered unfair?
500
To fight for the worker's (employee's) rights.
What is the purpose of a union?
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