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100
A large country on the Asian continent where many poor Jews were trying to escape in the early 1900s.
What is Russia?
100
Italian immigrants crossed this ocean to enter Ellis Island.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
100
One of the many Italian cuisines brought to America by immigrants.
What is pizza? (or spaghetti, lasagna, etc.)
100
Immigrants flooding America lead to a change in the economy, inventions, and production of goods by filling factory jobs and living in cities.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
100
Natural-born American citizens opposed immigrants taking jobs for less pay because it lead to this between the workers.
What is job competition?
200
This boot-shaped European country had many immigrants sailing to America.
What is Italy?
200
Asian countries, such as China and Japan, crossed this ocean to enter America.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
200
During the Westward Expansion, wheat was brought over by immigrants from this country that grew really well in the Great Plains.
What is Russia?
200
If you were sick and needed medical help, you would see one of these professionals, often immigrants to the U.S.
What are doctors?
300
This was a common reason immigrants came to the U.S.
What is to find religious and political freedom?
300
Most immigrants from European countries entered the US using this immigration station.
What is Ellis Island?
300
As the 20th century came around, millions of immigrants with these religions flocked to America.
What are Catholic and Jewish religions?
300
Immigrants observed a need and demand for new products. This lead to..
What are new inventions?
300
The term used for Americans opposed to allowing in immigrants from Asia and from eastern and southern Europe?
What is nativist?
400
The "new immigration" (immigrants after 1870) were from these countries.
What is eastern and southern Europe? (Italy, Poland, Russia, etc.)
400
Most Asian immigrants entered this immigration station located on the west coast of the U.S. in California.
What is Angel Island?
400
Most immigrants contributed this to American society.
What is What is hard work and innovation?
400
Immigrants filled this job position quickly as they arrived from Ellis Island.
What is a factory worker?
400
The term used for prejudice against Jews.
What is anti-Semitism?
500
Nativists (natural-born Americans opposing immigration) especially protested the increase of immigrants from these countries.
What is eastern and southern Europe and Asia?
500
This large room is where immigrants would stay until they could pass their medical or legal inspections to enter New York.
What is the Great Hall at Ellis Island?
500
This holiday icon was introduced by immigrants to the American culture.
What is Santa Claus?
500
One of the main reasons European and Asian immigrants came to America.
What is economic opportunity?
500
Native-born Protestant Americans sometimes resisted immigration because they did not like these religions.
What are Catholic and Jewish religions?
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