Journey to America
What is a push factor?
A reason someone leaves their home country. (War, Famine, Lack of jobs)
What is urbanization?
The growth of cities as people move there for jobs.
What does assimilation mean?
Adapting to the culture of a new country.
What is nativism?
The belief that native-born Americans are superior to immigrants.
What teacher was a soccer star in high school
Mr. Kelly or Mrs. Johnston
Give one example of a pull factor that attracted immigrants to America.
Jobs, freedom, land, opportunity, safety, etc.
What was a tenement?
A crowded, poorly built apartment building where many immigrants lived.
What is the Melting Pot theory?
Cultures blend together to form one American identity.
Why did some workers oppose immigration in the late 1800s?
They feared immigrants would take jobs or lower wages.
What teacher was a college lax star?
Mrs. Rizzo
What was the purpose of the medical inspection at Ellis Island?
To make sure immigrants were healthy before entering the U.S.
What was it called when immigrants lived together in neighborhoods like “Little Italy” or “Chinatown”?
Ethnic Neighborhoods
What is the Salad Bowl theory?
People keep their unique cultures while living together in the U.S.
What is an immigration quota?
A limit on how many people can enter from each country.
What teachers son turned one over the weekend
Mrs. Feliciardi
Why was the Statue of Liberty an important symbol for immigrants arriving in New York?
It represented hope, freedom, and a new beginning.
Give one challenge immigrants faced when starting a new life in America.
Discrimination, finding work, crowded housing, language, etc.
Give one example of assimilation.
Changing your name, learning English, wearing American-style clothing.
What did the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) do?
Banned Chinese Immigrants from entering the U.S.
What is the fastest train in the world
Bullet Train
Who wrote "The New Colossus"
Emma Lazarus
How did immigration help American cities grow and change?
Immigrants filled factory jobs, opened businesses, expanded cultures
What is this picture an example of?
Melting pot theory
How does the Chinese Exclusion Act show the impact of nativism on government policy?
It turned prejudice/discrimination into law by banning an entire nationality.
What teachers fits are so tough
Mr. Lanza