My best friend Amelia immigrated here with her family from China three years ago. Her parents saw this country as an ______________ to make a better life.
Opportunity
100
When I go to my friend Kioko’s house, I bow to her grandparents because that is the ______________ in Japan.
Custom
100
People move to new places for new ______________________.
Opportunities
100
People moving from the northern to the southern United States is an example of ___________________.
Migration
100
Match each word or phrase with the correct description...
Vietnamese, Italians, Mexican Americans
Ethnic Groups
200
I can’t imagine what it would be like to move so far away. Even to ___________________ to another part of the United States would be hard for me.
Migrate
200
My friend Maya’s family has a nice winter ______________. On the first full moon in December, her family takes a walk at midnight.
Tradition
200
Prejudice affected the lives of some United States immigrants by keeping them from getting new _______________.
Jobs
200
People of the same ethnic group share the same _________________.
Language
200
Why do people celebrate holidays?
People celebrate holidays to remember people, ideas, and events.
300
I want the best for Amelia. I hope she never has to feel _______________ from anyone because she is an immigrant.
Prejudice
300
Last summer, Miss Briscione’s relatives from Italy came to the United States for a visit. They wanted to see a famous American _________________ so Miss Briscione and her parents agreed to show them.
Landmark
300
In the past, most European immigrants who arrived in the United States went to _______________ ____________.
Ellis Island
300
Adams Morgan in Washington, D.C. special because it is a _____________________ neighborhood.
Multicultural
300
How is Cleveland, Ohio like Chamblee, Georgia?
Cleveland, Ohio is like Chamblee, Georgia because both are multicultural cities where many different ethnic groups live together.
400
I like to share, and I live in the right place! People of many different ____________ ___________ live in our city.
Ethnic Groups
400
They decided to take them on the Fourth of July, which is an important American _______________.
Holiday
400
Today, most immigrants to the United States come from ____________________ and _____________________.
Asia and Latin America.
400
Match each word or phrase with the correct description...
Mount Rushmore, Statue of Liberty:
Landmarks
400
What are two things that show our common American heritage?
Two things that show our common American heritage are the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, President’s Day, Veteran’s Day, and the Fourth of July.
500
The _____________ neighborhoods are filled with the sights and sounds of ___________ cultures.
Multicultural; diverse
500
Their first stop was New York City. They took a boat into the harbor, and they got to see the _________________ that the United States received from France in 1885.
Statue
500
The group of people who took part in the Great Migration were ______________ _____________.
African Americans
500
Match each word or phrase with the correct description...
Customs such as music, food, and dances that are passed down
Traditions
500
Why did many immigrants move to the United States?
Many immigrants moved to the United States because they wanted to find new opportunities such as more freedom, better education, and jobs. Some people also wanted to escape the dangers in their own countries.