Push/Pull Factors
The Journey
Settlements
Life Like in the U.S.
Famous Italians/Legacy
100
Name 3 of the push factors that made Italians come here?
What is poverty, violence, shortage of jobs and widespread of disease.
100
This was what many immigrants took because of its low fares?
What is steerage.
100
Name the top three cities most Italians went to after coming here?
What was New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago.
100
Name 3 cons that many Italian immigrants faced?

What was living in crowded tenement buildings filled with disease, most Italians were sent to work in factories like the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, most were very poor because of low income from the factory, only some were lucky enough to open local stores, and on top of that they had to give holidays up such as saint days to fit in and life was just very hard.

100
What did many Italians do after coming here?
What is become gangsters.
200
Name 3 of the pull factors that made the Italians come here?
What is better lifestyle, safety, opportunities for jobs and more money, better medical facilities, and fertile land for farmers.
200
Because of the terrible conditions what did many immigrants do to put their mind off things?
What is playing games and music.
200
The name of the state that holds the most Italians today?
What is New Jersey.
200
Name 3 of the pros Italian immigrants got living in here?

What was many families strived for a better life, families stayed close and living so close brought everyone together , they still celebrated big holidays, and many were still happy even though they were poor because they had families.

200
Name the jobs many Italian immigrants took after coming here?

What is brick-laying, building sewers, subways and roads, and cleaning up streets.

300
Because of this, there was so much poverty in Italy?
What was because of the rapid growing population.
300
The description of how the compartments in the steerage smelled like?
What is "spoiled food" and human wastes and sweat.
300
This is where most immigrants stayed in?

What is tenement buildings.

300

Name 3 of the big holidays Italians still go to celebrate?

What was Feast of Mount Carmel, Giglio feast, and St. Joseph's Day.

300
This is the name of the famous Italian immigrant that was a notorious gangster?
Who was Albert Anastasia.
400
Name 1 of the 3 events that was violence that led to many Italians moving to here. Then describe what was that event?

What was in 1870, the Franco-Prussian War (Germany and France were fighting and Italy tried to stay neutral), the Risorgimento (apolitical and social movement), and the revolutions during the 1800s fighting for Unification.

400
This is the amount of weeks that Italians had to face before arriving here?
What was 12 weeks.
400
Name the street in Chicago that most Italian immigrants and descendants live in today?
What is Taylor Street.
400
What was the average wage paid to many Italian immigrants that were working?
What was about 22 cents.
400
The people thought all the new Italian immigrants that were coming were all ____________?
What is criminals
500
Name the start date and end date of the Unification of Italy?
What was 1858-1870.
500
This is the place that the immigrants arrived at and describe what happened after arriving?
What was Ellis Island and they were categorized and were sent home if they did not pass.
500

Name all 4 of the Italian settlements in New York back then? Then describe what were the tenement buildings full of?

What was Brooklyn, Harlem, Queens, and the Bronx and the tenement buildings were full of diseases and people.

500
Daily Double: Name the thing that still kept many Italians to stay here?
What was family.
500
This is the name of the book Italian immigrant/famous writer Pascal D' Angelo created?
What is Son of Italy.
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