Immigrants from Around the World
Life in a New World
City Life
Mass Culture
100
The first group of people to be banned from entering the United States.
The Chinese
100
Most immigrants who came to America first moved to the ________
What is the city
100
Most immigrants who came to American cities first lived in these crowded and poorly built apartment buildings.
What are tenements
100
These large stores began to appear in cities in the late 1800s.
What are department stores
200
Immigrants from northern Europe
What are old immigrants
200
What is one reason why immigrants wanted to come live in the United States?
Accepted answers: To get a job, to have a better life, to escape the place they were living, for opportunity
200
Why did the population of cities explode during the late 1800s?
Answers: new jobs, immigration
200
Trains and subways are examples of this
What is mass transit
300
Immigrants from Europe first entered the US here.
What is Ellis Island in New York.
300
Why were immigrants given low paying jobs when they came to America?
Because they lacked the skills to get higher paying jobs.
300
What is one result of the overcrowding in city tenements
Possible answers: crime, sanitation problems
300
Why did many immigrants decide to live with people from their own home country?
Possible answers: similar languages, stories and culture
400
Immigrants from China and Asia first entered the US here.
What is Angel Island in San Francisco.
400
Many immigrants worked in these small and unhealthy shops for little pay.
What are sweatshops
400
What is one problem that immigrants experienced while living in the tenements?
Various possible answers
400
The demand for public fun and entertainment led to the creation of these
What are amusement parks
500
Mexican Immigrants first entered the U.S. here.
What is El Paso, Texas.
500
On their way to America, most immigrants traveled in this part of the ship - which was foul smelling and crowded.
What is steerage
500
Many Americans who could afford it left the city and moved to ___________.
Suburb
500
This man documented life in the tenements
Who is Jacob Riis
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