Italian Immigrants
Jewish Immigrants
Chinese Immigrants
Mexican Immigrants
Closing the Door on Immigration
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Why did most Italians leave their hometown?
They faced poverty.
100
What type of housing did Jewish immigrants live in?
Tenement buildings
100
What were Chinese neighborhoods called?
Chinatowns
100
What were some living conditions of Mexicans?
Lived in shelter made from branches and burlap that lacked running water and sanitation, worked from sun to sun, and were paid very little
100
List some things that Native-born Americans blamed immigrants for.
Crimes, job competition, slums, etc.
200
What were Italian communities/neighborhoods called?
"Little Italys"
200
Before entering America, many immigrants had _____________ in Ellis Island. (Hint: reason why some people were sent back)
medical examinations/inspections
200
Why did most Chinese immigrants come to America?
To find new job opportunities or to start a new life
200
What is a passport?
A document that identifies a person and allows him or her to travel to other countries
200
List some things Congress did that limited the number of immigrants.
Banned entry to the U.S. and had to prove they could read and write
300
What is a "steerage"?
A deck deep in a ship [to America] reserved for passengers.
300
Why did Jews flee their homes?
They were refugees who faced prejudice and discrimination for dressing, worshiping, and eating differently.
300
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
An act that banned Chinese laborers from immigrating to the U.S. and denied citizenship to the Chinese.
300
Why did Mexicans flee to the U.S.?
Mexico was in the middle of a war and wealthy landowners were taking over lands of poor farmers and Indians.
300
What is a visa? (Hint: allows...)
A document that allows people from other nations to enter the country for a limited amount of time
400
What is a name Italians started to call Ellis Island?
"The Island of Tears"
400
What did Jews face even in the Americas? (Hint: how were they treated)
They faced prejudice and discrimination. Most places did not allow Jews or said "Christians only."
400
What were some jobs Chinese people held in America?
Laundromats, restaurants, and stores
400
What jobs did Mexican immigrants find?
Jobs relating to railroads, minds, factories, and agriculture.
400
What quota system did the Congress pass? (Hint: a limit to....)
It limited the number of immigrants from a country based on that country's population
500
Why did Italian parents keep their children from attending school (to get an education) ?
Italians valued family closeness, so they feared that learning English would distance their children. Also, a child in school wasn't earning money to support the family.
500
Why did Jewish immigrants encourage their children get an education?
They valued knowledge and respected educated people.
500
What were "paper relatives"? (Hint: started because of the exclusion of Chinese in America)
Chinese immigrants who claimed to be native-born citizens who studied papers describing their "families" (eventually throwing the papers into the waters) because government officials questioned them about their life. If what they answered did not match what they found, they were often sent back.
500
What were some prejudices that Mexicans faced?
They earned very low wages, had little say in their working conditions, and people "bossed" them
500
What is nativism? (Hint: towards foreign-borns)
An attitude of superiority and resentment (hate) towards the foreign-born
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