Mr
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. Give Me Your Tired
________________Emma Lazarus' sonnet, "The New Colossus" is inscribed at the Statue of Liberty's base. Finish this famous line from her poem: "Give me your tired, your _?_. "
3. 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?
4. United States Immigrants
________________According to the chart, what are the top 4 countries of origin for the immigrants coming to the United States?
5. Immigrants Meet Natives
________________Among the first immigrants to New England were the Pilgrims. What tribe of Native Americans lived in the Plymouth area when the Pilgrims arrived?
6. Why Immigrate?
________________From 1607 - 1830, immigrants had many possible reasons for wanting to come to America. Name one of the 7 reasons listed here.
7. Unwilling Arrivals
________________One group of immigrants which came to America unwillingly was African slaves. Of the 10 million brought to the New World, what % came to North America?
8. Tragedy in Ireland
________________Pull factors” pulled immigrants to America. “Push factors” pushed them out of their original home countries. Can you fill in this push-pull chart correctly? Show me when you finish so I can initial your paper.
9 . Boston's Irish
________________Here's a Boston monument to Irish immigrants. What terrible event in Ireland caused so many of its people to emigrate to America?
10. Push & Pull Factors
"Push" factors forced immigrants to leave their native lands. "Pull" factors encouraged them to settle in America. Name one "push" and one "pull" factor.
Push-__________________________________________________________________
Pull-___________________________________________________________________
11. 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?
12. 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?
13. 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?
14. 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?
15. Healthy Immigrants?
________________Upon their arrival at Ellis Island, immigrants had to undergo several "tests" before they were allowed to stay in America. What types of test/examinations were performed during the 6th and 7th stop?
16. 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?
17. 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.
18. 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).
19. Caribbean Refugees
________________Some immigrants arrive in America as refugees. Cubans refugees are traditionally given the right to stay in the U.S. What other group was demanding the same right in 1980?
20. Vietnamese Refugees
________________What major event caused many Vietnamese to immigrate to the United States after 1975?
21. Charting Immigration
________________Here's a chart showing the history of U.S. immigration. In what year did immigration numbers reach their all-time high?
28. Could You Pass?
________________Here are some sample questions from the U.S. Citizenship Test. How many of the first 10 can you answer correctly? Show me your results when you are done.
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