Push and Pull
Ellis Island
Immigration
Child Labor
The Great Migration
100
What was one reason immigrants came to the United States?
Jobs, money, a better life
100
What is Ellis Island?
An immigration station, immigrants came here to be inspected and be let into the country to become citizens
100
What was one problem when immigrants came to New York?
contracted diseases
100
What were the conditions like in sweat shops?
Unsafe, long hours, no money
100
What is the Great Migration?
When African Americans left the South to come North
200
What was one reason immigrants wanted to leave their countries?
War, no jobs, no money, disease
200
What was one reason people got denied at Ellis Island?
Diseases
200
Which country had the most immigrants come to the USA in 2022?
Northern Africa
200
What were the working conditions like for the children who worked during this time?
unfair, unsafe, no money
200
Why did African Americans want to leave the South?
Lack of Jobs, Discrimination
300
What are two countries we learned about where people immigrated from?
China, Dominican Republic, India
300
What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
Freedom, a better life
300
Which country had the fewest number of immigrants?
Vietnam
300
What is one thing you remember from the pictures that we looked at of the children working?
*answers vary*
300
What did the North provide African Americans?
Job opportunities, free transportation
400
What did the people of Ellis Island have to do to become a citizen?
Have a health test, take exams about US History
400
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
African American culture flourished and was recognized
(art, music, etc.)