Coming Over
Misc.
At Play
At Home
At School
100
What conditions did "steerage" passangers deal with on the ship?
Crowded and uncomfortable
100
Why did many immigrants settle in ethnic neighborhoods?
Speak same language, same customs, felt comfortable
100
What game was most popular for immigrant boys to play in the street?
Baseball
100
Why did immigrants shop daily for food instead of weekly?
There was no refrigeration
100
Name a subject that wasn't taught in school back then.
Science
200
Why was a chalk mark placed on an immigrants right shoulder at Ellis Island?
To show that further examination was required
200
What was a tenement building like?
Apartment building, run down, no running water
200
On summer days, who turned on the fire hydrant?
Sanitation man
200
Why did adult immigrants often go to public bath houses?
Bathing at home was difficult
200
At school, boys and girls came together during what?
Assemblies
300
The examiners looked for infections of the
Eyelids and Scalp
300
"if you don't come on Sunday, don't come in on Monday" means what?
You're fired!
300
On the streets, who did the children like to listen to?
Organ Grinder
300
What is a boarder?
Tenant- Somebody that lives with you
300
What is a vocational school?
Teaches skills needed for special jobs
400
Between 1880 and 1920 immigrants came mainly from which parts of Europe?
Southern and Eastern
400
Name 2 other cities where the immigrants would travel?
Boston, Philadelphia etc.
400
What does "peddled" mean?
Sold
400
Why did children often sleep 3-4 to a bed?
Crowded living conditions
400
Why did immigrant kids become "Americanized" more quickly than their parents?
They attended school
500
By 1910 how many people in NYC were immigrants? (ratio)
3 out of 4
500
What time period best describes Immigration to America?
1980-1920
500
Why didn't girls play with dolls?
They were too expensive
500
At the produce store, name some items children bought
Milk, Bread, Vegetables, Eggs
500
Why did immigrant children have to leave school and start working at an early age?
Help support the family
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