Vocabulary Definitions
Fill in the Blank Vocabulary Sentences
Comprehension Questions #1
Comprehension
Questions #2
Bonus Questions
We Have Not Discussed
100
Define wages
Payment for work
100
At every station, immigrants _________________ the eye exam.
Dreaded
100
Why did immigrants come to the United States?
They were looking for a better life.
100
How was coming to America for immigrants like going to the moon?
Both trips involve traveling great distances to unknown places.
100
This selection is written from what point of view?
Third person point of view.
200
Define translated
To change words or thoughts from one language to another.
200
Since they were not from here, helpers ______________ the many questions and answers they had so that they could better understand.
Translated
200
Between the 1820's and 1920's, how many immigrants came here?
More than 35 million.
200
How were immigrant children treated, and how is it different than today?
Most immigrant children worked and some went to school. Today, children do not work and most attend school.
200
What happened to immigrants that failed inspection?
They had to leave the United States and take a ship overseas.
300
Define yearning
To long for or to wish for.
300
Unions organized marches and held _______________ because they were so unhappy with their working conditions.
Strikes
300
Where did the immigrants settle?
In many different places. In big cities and on farmland throughout the United States.
300
Why were immigrants marked on their clothes with chalk?
A mark on an immigrants clothing meant that they may be sick or have a disease.
300
What event caused states to pass laws against child labor?
A deadly factory fire in New York City.
400
Define dreaded
To fear or not look forward to.
400
Some immigrants demanded higher _______________ and better working conditions.
Wages
400
What was life like for many poor immigrants?
They lived in miserable conditions and worked all day every day for low wages.
400
Why did both immigrants and native-born Americans go west after 1862?
They wanted to claim free land.
400
What happens to families that pass inspection?
Families who pass inspection get landing cards and they board trains to their destinations.
500
Define strikes and mainland
Strikes - Work stoppages Mainland - The main part of a country, as opposed to an island
500
Many railroad companies sold tickets on the island, although the trains left from the ______________.
Mainland
500
Why did immigration finally slow down?
Tougher laws were passed that made it harder for immigrants to enter the country and be able to stay in the country.
500
What happened to immigrants after their eye exam?
They had to face an inspector.
500
Why did so many immigrants from Sweden and Norway often settle in the midwest?
The weather in the midwest reminded them of home.
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