Ellis Island
Where is Ellis Island located?
New York Harbour
Where is Angel Island Located?
San Francisco Bay, California
Latinos
What was the main form of transportation used by Canadians crossing the border?
Train
Who was more likely to assimilate with American customs- Immigrant children or parents?
Children
True or False: Living conditions for those staying on the island were sanitary and spacious
False- They were very crowded and dirty
At around what time were the first Germans coming to Iowa?
1840s
True or False: Restrictions on the number of immigrants allowed in the country caused the farming workforce to shrink.
True-There was a lack of farmers after the Exclusion Act was put in place
What percentage of people failed the exams at Ellis Island?
2%
What was the main group of people who were discriminated against on Angel Island?
Chinese Immigrants
Many German-American citizens formed their own town halls in Iowa. What were these town halls called?
Turnvereins or turner halls
What was the largest group of immigrants living in the US from 1900-10?
German-Americans
What was the group of people called that discriminated against immigrants?
Natvists
What was the Exclusion Act?
Prohibited the immigrantion of Chinese laborors for 10 years
What was a large push factor for those emigrating from Germany?
Failed revolutions led to fear of being persecuted by the monarchy.
What is xenophobia?
The intense and irrational fear of foreigners.
What was the name of the act that made it illegal to hire immigrants to replace workers on strike?
The Foran Act
Some Chinese-Americans moved to the Hawaiian Islands to work after being granted citizenship. What was the main job they would be performing there?
Working on sugar plantations in the rainforest.
What did the Babel Proclamation of 1918 do?
Made it illegal to speak a foreign language, especially German, in public.
The percentage of Americans living in cities increased by how much percent from 1870 to 1920?
25%