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Who are the people that came to the United States from different countries?
Immigrants.
English.
What does Mr. Jack do when he is not at school?
Play drums or bass, go to a coffee shop, drive for Uber/Lyft.
What kind of work did many immigrants do?
Farming, Logging, Mining, Railroads, Stores/Businesses, Factories.
What is a place that provides protection & safety?
Shelter.
What are three push factors of immigration?
War, Unemployment, Crime, no healthcare, no money, Politics, Religion, Natural Disasters, Food and water.
What did immigrants have to do before they entered school?
Take an intelligence test.
On a steamship.
What are two jobs that many women had?
Waitress, Teacher, Nurse, Cook, Housemaid.
What is Mr. Jack's favorite kind of music?
Funk/Disco/R&B.
What are three pull factors of immigration?
Education, Jobs, Safety, Healthcare, Family, Friends.
What is the name of the jobs that immigrants learned in school.
Trade.
How long was their journey?
2-4 weeks.
What was Mr. Jack's first job?
Spanish camp counselor/teacher.
Sod, log.
What is Mr. Jack's favorite color?
Green.
Native English speakers.
Why were the trips dangerous?
Storms could sink ships
and
people became seasick.
What crops/food did immigrants farm?
Sugar, wheat, dairy, beets.
What is the place where someone lives called?
Immigrants thought the streets in the U.S. were _________ _________ _________.
paved with gold
What year was Mr. Jack born in?
1998.
What did immigrants have to do when they arrived to Ellis Island?
Why is northern Minnesota called the Iron Range?
Because immigrants would go mining for lots of iron.
What are three types of housing that immigrants lived in?
Sod house, log house, boarding house, apartment, rental house, company housing, camps.