Vocabulary
Brazil
Coming to America
Slavery
Surprise!
100
What word means, "variety"?
Diversity
100

Name 3 facts about the land in Brazil.

It has the second largest river (Amazon River), good soil, grasslands for grazing, many natural resources, sandy beaches, rainforests and is the largest country to South America.

100
If people were coming to America and came in through the west (California), where did they have to go to gain admittance to the United States?
Angel Island
100
Where did most slaves come from?
Africa.
100

What is a primary source?

information recorded by a person who was there

200
What is "a system in which people have no freedom"?
slavery
200

Who lived in Brazil before settlers came in the 1500s?

American Indians

200
If people were coming to America and came in through the east (New York), where did they have to go to gain admittance to the United States?
Ellis Island
200
Who escaped from slavery and helped many others fight for freedom?
Fredrick Douglass
200

SURPRISE: What is something that makes Ms. Smith proud of you?

Several answers!

300
What is " a person who leaves one country and moves to another?"
immigrant
300

Why do many people from Brazil speak Portuguese?

Most early settlers were from Portugal.

300
Why do many people in California speak Spanish?
Several immigrants came from Mexico and Spain.
300
When did slavery end?
1860s
300

What is a secondary source?

information recorded by a person who was not there.

400
What is "a relative who was born long ago?"
ancestor
400
Besides Portugal, what other places did newcomers immigrate from?
Germany, Japan and Italy
400
What was considered the "sign of welcome" for immigrants?
The Statue of Liberty
400

How were slaves able to get out of slavery?

They escaped or found ways to buy their freedom.

400

Who was Vladimir Zworykin?

A Russian man who invented the television.

500
What is "a group of people born and living at about the same time?"
generation
500
How did Brazilians incorporate old ways into their new ways?
There are Italian communities, Japanese newspapers/stores, and many ancestors pass on traditions.
500
Why was settling into a new country hard?
It was hard because many Americans thought immigrants would take their jobs. They also had to wait several months before leaving Angel Island. It was also hard to find jobs.
500

Where were slaves forced to work in Brazil?

Sugar cane farms

500

What inventions have been created by immigrants?

Several answers.

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