Ellis Island
What is Ellis Isand
An Immigration station
Who was being excluded from the island that had to isolated.
Chinese
How were Chinese immigrants getting into the U.S.?
They had to find/make forged documents.
Things you SHOULD do as a citenzen?
Being informed of the laws, contribute to common good, respecting otheres
What is the first thing people saw when entering Ellis Island?
Statue of Liberty
What was the event that happened in 1882?
Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882
What is a visa?
Its a Temerary pass into the U.S.
What are 2 way to be a U.S. citizen?
Be Born on U.S. soil and Nationalization process
What is a push factor for Europeans to come to the united states?
Population Growth, Crowded Cities, Lack of Jobs, Food Shortage, Crop Failures, Scarcity of Arable Land
What is Xenophobia?
Intense and irrational fear of foreigners.
What/how does someone get a green card?
Its a pass to enter the U.S. permantly
Things you MUST do as a citizen
Obey the laws, pay your taxes, jury duty
What was a Settlement house
A center that provided a variety of services to the poor
How many immigrants passed through Angel Island?
1 million immigrants
What area of Iowa were Slovak immigrants most common?
Cedar Rapids
The amount of years an immigrant live in the U.S. before they can apply for citizenship
forever
Why would you be pulled aside for closer inspection during the medical inspections?
If you showed signs of disease or disability
What kinds of messages did Chinese immigrants carve into the walls of the detention barracks?
Poems
Which country’s immigrants helped build Iowa’s railroads in the 1800s?
Railroads
What are U.S citizens required to do on April 15th?
Filing taxes