Ellis Island
What did they mark people with when going through exams?
Chalk
What part of the United States was called Gold Mountain
California
What was the main group of people that came over towards WW1
Germans
What do you need to come to the US if your currently not a legal citizen
A Green Card or Visa
What were the exams the Immigrants went through at Ellis Island called?
"Six second exams"
Where did most of the immigrants that found work in the West come from?
Chinese
Asians
Japanese
Koreans
Filipinos
What was one way that the Germans were discriminated against?
What is something you must do as a citizen
- Pay taxes
- Jury Duty
- Attened School
- Register for military duty
How many immigrants came through Ellis Island?
Over 12 million
What did Anti-Chinese Nativies do?
- Mob Violeans
- Drove Chinese out of homes
- Murdered some chinese
What were the main push factors for the Latinos moving to Iowa
Jobs and Contact with family
What is a push factor
A problem/reason that causesan immigrant to leave their home country?
Why did the Nativs to America reject Immigrants?
-Saw Immigrants as a threat
-Dislike and fear provoked demands to limit immigration
-They were bothered by religious and cultural differences
-Many people blamed them for labor unrest
-They feared they might undermine American democracy
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
The act prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers, skilled or unskilled
How much did the Latino's population growth in 1990
153%
What's Discrimination?
Unjust, Unfair treatment oof people and groups based on race, age, gender, etc.
People who ____ got pulled aside to get their exams done?
- Limped
- Wheezed
- Or showed disease or disability
What group of people resisted Americanization at first?
French-Canadians from Quebec
True or False were the first group of Germans that came over in 1848 Both farmers and city dwellers?
True
How long does a Visa last?
6 months