Immigration
What does Immigration mean?
People who move to a different country then theirs.
Was it true that people left to America for adventure?
True
What does Tenements mean?
A run-down apartment building.
What industry was in New England?
Textile industry.
What did patent mean?
A government document granting an inventor sole rights to an inventor and protecting the invention from being copied by others.
Why were political cartoons very popular?
It picked on Immigrants that came to America.
Is it true that people came to America because the streets were gold?
False.
What did the meatpacking industry do that was very bad?
It was very dangerous you could get your arm taken off because of it.
What industry was in Detroit?
Automobile industry.
Why didn't Americans not like immigrants?
There were many immigrants coming to America and the Americans thought they were different then them.
Why did so many people come to America?
A lot of people wanted a new start and a better life.
Is it true that Immigrants came to America for religious freedom.
True
What does ghetto mean?
Poor area of a city where people from similar ethnic groups live.
What industry was in Pittsburgh?
Steel industry.
What did Alexander Bell invent?
The telephone.
What does oppressive mean?
Cruel and unjustly harsh.
Is it rue that people came to America for the boat ride there?
False.
What does Urban mean?
The process by which many people come to live in cities.
What industry was in Chicago?
Meatpacking industry.
What did Thomas Edison invent?
The Phonograph.
What does Emigrated mean?
A person who left their native country to a different one.
Is it true that people from Ireland left to America because of the potatoes?
True.
How did tenements help immigrant?
It gave them a place to stay even though it was a little small.
What does Phonograph mean?
An early type of machine that played recorded music.
Why was having a phonograph very important?
Now that the phonograph was made people across the country could talk to each other.