THESE
Which country did NOT contribute many early settlers, or immigrants, to America?
Holland
Which city was not a port of entry to the United States for many European immigrants?
San Francisco
a person who moves into a country
Immigrant
“The New Colossus,” a poem about the Statue of Liberty, was written by ___________________________.
(Emma) Lazarus
Which was the first stop in the United States for most European immigrants after 1892?
Ellis Island
The potato blight struck which country?
Ireland
One reason Europeans left their native countries was the lack of ___________________ that would provide for their needs.
Farmland
After the Civil War, where did most immigrants settle?
Cities
What made the United States so attractive to European farmers?
Land & Climate
Fabric; related to fabric
Textile
someone who does not welcome immigrants
Nativist
Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
France
Conversion from manufacturing by hand to machines
What kinds of jobs were open to most New Immigrants?
Factory & Construction
Immigrants who returned to Europe
Birds of Passage
Immigrants from China and Japan tended to settle in which region of the United States?
West
Why did immigration to the United States slow down during the mid-1860s?
the Civil War
Before the Civil War, which group of immigrants took the hardest, lowest-paying jobs?
Irish
a disease that affects crops
Blight
What is a tenement?
a crowded apartment building
In 1882, all immigrants from which country were banned from entering the United States?
China
a person who moves from a country
Emmigrant
Where does the Statue of Liberty stand?
New York Harbor
What is the name for the wave of immigration to the United States after the Civil War?
New Immigration
Ellis Island's busiest year was 1907 when how many immigrants passed through?
Over 1 million