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Mr. Heist's American Immigration Scavenger Hunt
1. Welcome to America
________________Take a photo tour of The Statue of Liberty! See all 5 pages! Lady Liberty was once an immigrant herself! In what year did she arrive in the United States from France?
2. Becoming a Citizen
________________The process by which people from foreign countries become U.S. citizens is called naturalization. How old must a person be in order to become a U.S. citizen?
3. Immigrants Meet Natives
________________Among the first immigrants to New England were the Pilgrims. What tribe of Native Americans lived in the Plimoth area when the Pilgrims arrived?
4. Lowell Mills
________________Many immigrants came to America for jobs. Some young women ended up at work in the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts. What nickname were they given?
5. Child Labor
________________Many immigrant children went to work in the textile mills of Rhode Island, such as Slater's Mill. By 1830, what percentage of Rhode Island's mill workers were kids?
6. Immigration Trends
________________(See bottom bar graph) From 1820 to 1980 (black bars only), what ten-year period saw the greatest number of immigrants entering the USA?
7. East Coast Arrivals
________________From 1892 to 1954, 12 million immigrants entered the USA through Ellis Island. What percentage of Americans have an ancestor who came through Ellis Island?
8. West Coast Arrivals
________________(Scroll through photo gallery) Angel Island was sometimes called the "Ellis Island of the West." People from which continent made up most of those processed there?
9. Immigrant Poetry
________________Click and read a few of these poems written by Chinese immigrants being detained at Angel Island. Write the number of the poem you like best.
10. Early Photos
________________Scroll through these immigration photos (click to enlarge). Which photograph do you find most interesting? Write down its title (printed at top of each photo).
11. Vietnamese Refugees
________________What major event caused many Vietnamese to immigrate to the United States after 1975?
12. Charting Immigration
________________Here's a chart showing the history of U.S. immigration. In what year did immigration numbers reach their all-time high?
13. Could You Pass?
________________Here are some sample questions from the U.S. Citizenship Test. How many of the first 10 can you answer correctly?
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