Immigrant Locations
Where did European immigrants first arrive when they came to the United States?
Ellis Island, New York
True or False: African American moved to northern cities to escape discrimination in the South.
True
What were cramped, overcrowded apartment buildings called?
tenements
What is a reason why immigrants came to the United States?
Where did Mexican immigrants first arrive when they came to the United States?
El Paso, Texas
An example of a ________________ is Macy's, a place where many different things are sold.
department store
Why did the population of cities increase rapidly (greatly) during the late 1800s/early 1900s?
Two acceptable answers are: jobs and immigration
What is the name of the law that banned Chinese immigrants?
Chinese Exclusion Act.
Where did Asian (Chinese) immigrants first arrive when they came to the United States?
What is an example of mass culture (things that many people like to do for fun) during the late 1800s/early 1900s?
amusement parks
state parks
department stores
comic books
newspapers
Who took photos of the horrible conditions of New York City tenements?
Jacob Riis
What is the area below a ship's deck where many lower class passengers traveled?
steerage
Which area of Europe were OLD immigrants from?
Northern Europe
What are TWO examples of mass transit?
buses, trains, subways, airplanes are all acceptable answers
Where did many immigrants and children work (for very little pay)?
sweatshops
______________ means to learn about and adopt the ways of a new culture.
Assimilation
Which area of Europe were NEW immigrants from?
Southern and Eastern Europe.
Mass transit allowed many middle-class americans to move to __________, neighborhoods outside of cities.
Name TWO problems with living in tenements?
Possible answers
1. disease
2. pollution
3. overflowing garbage
4. no bathrooms
5. fires
_____________ were organizations created to try to help new immigrants with education and finding a job.
Benevolent societies (settlement house is also acceptable)