In the last four decades have we witnessed an increase or decrease in immigrants arriving?
increase
100
What was our driving question on the 2nd slide?
What did immigration do to effect the gilded age
100
What are two things you see now that are developed by immigrants?
Restaurants and Statue of Liberty.
100
True or False: There was still Slave labor in 1960s.
False
200
Between 1890-1930, how many immigrants came to America?(hint, it is between 5 million to 20 million.)
Over 19 million.
200
What immigrants had laws constricting their arrival to U.S.?
The Chinese
200
What jobs did immigrants used to pay-off debts?
Railroads and Farms
200
How much of the percent of population are immigrants?
12.5 percent
200
Fun Fact: Name two internet sites that were projected made by immigrants?(hint, Slide 10)
Google and Yahoo
300
What did America become the worlds leading nation in?
Industrialization
300
What are 4 cultural contributions that are known in America that immigrants have impacted?
Food, Art, Music, Activities.
300
What did the first two waves come from?
The British
300
As immigrants receive the same minimum wage as us, how much will minimum wage increase in 2014?(hint, it will be $9.32 cents.)
13 cents
300
There is two famous buildings that were partly made by immigrants, what are they?(hint, there was a terrible cause to these buildings.)
Twin Towers
400
Why did the Asians come to the U.S.?
Railroads
400
Who feared and opposed new immigrants?
Labor unions
400
Working people began to organize labor unions. What is one Labor union that is well known in America?
Knights of labor
400
True or False: Immigrants now in the modern day are able to own land.
True
400
How many illegal immigrants enter and leave the United States in a year?(hint, slide 9 and between 1 to 10 million.)
3 Million.
500
How were immigrants forced to be put in the U.S.?(hint, they worked for people.)
Slavery
500
What did the ethnic diversity of immigrants bring to the U.S.?
languages
traditions
holidays
practices
500
During the gilded age, immigrants were all arriving from travels of boats or the transcontinental railroad. What are 4 things people now travel with.(hint, it was the third slide.)
Boats
Plane
Cars
Walking
500
Fun Question: In Spokane, what culture is highly populated?
Germans, Russians, or Spanish?
Russians
500
What religion was vast majority of the immigrants during the gilded age?