Immigration Study Guide



Immigration Study Guide

(Answer Key)

Vocabulary:

- You should be able to explain and identify each vocabulary word below.

Steerage: the part of a ship providing accommodations for passengers with the cheapest tickets.

Immigrant: a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

Tenement: a large building that has apartments or rooms for rent and that is usually in a poorer part of a city

Discrimination: the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of people

Citizen: a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.

Ancestor: someone from whom you are descended

Locations:

- You should be able to identify the two main immigration stations in the United States

1.) The main immigration station that most European immigrants came to was ELLIS ISLAND . It is located in NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK.

2.) The main body of water you would travel through to get to the above island is the ATLANTIC OCEAN.

3.) The main immigration station that most Asian immigrants came to was ANGEL ISLAND. It is located in SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

4.) The main body of water you would travel through to get to the above island is the PACIFIC OCEAN.

5.) The three main reasons people immigrated to the United States were:

1.) ECONOMICS (MONEY)

2.) RELIGION/FREEDOM

3.) LAND/OPPORTUNITY

6.) If you were wealthy you most likely came to the United States on a boat and rode in FIRST CLASS.

7.) The boats most immigrants took the United States were powered by

STEAM.

8.) An average trip to the United States by boat usually took

2-3 WEEKS.

9.) What are the 5 main stations immigrants went through as they arrived at Ellis Island?

1.) BAGGAGE

2.)PASSPORT

3.)MEDICAL

4.)INTERVIEW

5.)KISSING POST/DEPORATION

10.) While going through the immigration process, doctors performed a

SIX- second test to check to see if you are healthy.

11.) Immigrants were allowed to bring anything they could carry with them. What are 3 important things immigrants may have brought to the United States?

1.) CLOTHES, JEWELRY,

2.) PHOT O ALBUMS, MONEY, FOOD

3.) SHOES, TOOLS, BOOKS

12.) When immigrants arrived in the United States, many moved outside of the country. What are the two main sources of transportation at this time?

1.) TRAIN

2.) COVERED WAGON

13.) During the time Ellis Island was open, nearly 12 (TWELVE) million immigrants came through its doors.

14. Immigrants often had a difficult time answering questions because they all spoke many different LANGUAGES.

15.) Immigrants were overjoyed when they arrived at Ellis Island because they saw this giant statue welcoming them: THE STATUE OF LIBERTY.

16.) If the immigrants made it through the process, they needed to get money. They did this by going to the MONEY EXCHANGE STATION.

17.) Many immigrants moved to crowded building s in the city and lived in TENEMENTS.

18.) Immigrants needed to make a living for themselves. Name 3 jobs immigrants may have had in the city and the country.

City Country

BAKER FARMER

TEXTILE/SEAMSTRESS BLACKSMITH

STORE OWNER CARPENTER

19.) Angel Island became famous later in history because CALIGRAPHY POEMS FROM IMMIGRANTS were found on the walls before it was almost torn down.

20.) When immigrants met their family who was already in the United States, the spot to meet their relatives was called the KISSING POST.

21.) Men were typically the part of the family to come to America first to FIND LAND and EARN MONEY.

22.) Immigrant children attended a one room schoolhouse with children only their age? TRUE or FALSE?

OPEN RESPONSE:

Compare and Contrast Ellis Island and Angel Island. How were they similar? How were they different? What made them important to the history of immigration?

SIMILARTIES:

• Both allowed immigrants to come to America for freedom

• Both needed identification for check-in

• Both immigration stations

• Both traveled by steamboat

• Both islands

• Both had many different languages spoken

• Both had places to sleep

DIFFERENCES:

ANGEL ISLAND –

• San Francisco

• Staircase of Hope

• Cross the Pacific Ocean

• People from Asia, Australia, and South america

• Drawings and poems were written on the walls from immigrants

• Was more of a hotel/living space for the immigrants

• Chinese, Asian immigrants

• Asians were discriminated against and kept here for longer periods of time

ELLIS ISLAND –

• New York City

• Statue of Liberty

• Cross the Atlantic Ocean

• 6-second check up

• People from Europe and Africa immigrated here

• Was more of a big hall for people to come through

• English, German,, African American, European immigrants

Now that we have experienced what it would be like to go through Ellis Island’s Immigration Station, how did you feel? Tell me at least 3 things you learned about the process and how it made you feel.

- This is an opinion response. There is no right or wrong as long as you are factual and accurate. Be sure to clearly explain WHY you felt the way you did. Check for complete sentences and complete ideas.

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