Community Types
Immigration
Community Items
Immigration Factors
Ellis Island
100

A place where people live, work and have fun together

Community

100

A person who moves into a new country and lives there.

Immigrant

100

An object that was made long ago that holds a historical and cultural significance.

Artifact

100

What are the two factors for people to immigrate to the United States between 1892 and 1924?

Push Factors
Pull Factors

100

At Ellis Island, what two steps were needed so someone could stay?

1. Medical Exam

2. Legal Inspection

200

Countryside where towns are small and homes are far apart.

Rural
200

An official member of a community.

Citizen

200

A special way a group celebrates or honors something important to their community.

Tradition

200

A factor that is pushing people out of their home country

Push Factor

200

Describe what a medical exam (inspect) was at Ellis Island. 

A 6 second inspection (exam) looking for illness or contagious disease.

300

A community located near a large city.

Urban

300

The way a group of people live:
-Language
-Music
-Religion
-Food
-Clothing
-Holidays

Culture

300

The number of people living in an area.

Population

300

A factor that is attracting people to move to a new place.

Pull Factor

300

Why would someone have a white X on their coat?

A medical exam identified they were unhealthy.

400

A community within a city.

Urban

400

Name 3 things things that a culture shares?

Language
Music
Religion
Food
Clothing
Holidays

400
Why would a passenger be detained at Ellis Island?

The Legal Inspection answers did not match.

400

List 4 Push Factors

1. War in home country.
2. Famine (very little food).
3. Drought (very little water) or other natural disasters.
4. Disease.

400
How many questions were asked in a Legal Inspection?

29 questions.

500

Rural, Suburban and Urban can be used to describe this.

A Community.

500

List 4 Pull Factors

1. To be with family.
2. There are more Job opportunities to work.
3. Cheaper place to live.
4. Free to practice religion (like church).

500
At Ellis Island, these are examples of what type of review:

How much money do you have?
Where do you plan to live?

What will you do for work?

Have you ever been to jail?


 

Legal Inspections

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