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Chapter 5
Journey of Immigrants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the definition of transcontinental? | extending or going across a continent |
| What is the definition of detain? | to stop someone from proceeding |
| What is the definition of emigrate? | to leave your native country to live somewhere else |
| What is the definition of discrimination? | the unjust judgment or mistreatment of a person or people due to race, sex, religion, nationality, or other characteristic |
| What is the definition of immigrant? | a person who moves from one country to live in another country |
| What is the definition of homeland? | the country of one's origin |
| How did most immigrants get to the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s? | by boat |
| What did most immigrants come to the United States hoping for? | better opportunities, religious freedom, fair government |
| Why did immigrants establish close-knit communities? | They wanted to live around people who shared their culture |
| What cultural characteristics did members of the close-knit communities established by German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and other immigrant groups usually share? | food, religion, language, customs |
| How did immigration impact cities like Boston and New York City? | Immigrants settled in cities near where they arrived because they needed to find work as soon as possible. They needed to find work as soon as possible because they did not have much money. |
| Describe Ellis Island. | It was a large immigration station where immigration officers asked immigrants why they had come, where they planned to live, and what they planned to do. Many European immigrants came there and more that 90% of immigrants were allowed entry. |
| Describe Angel Island. | It was a large immigration station where immigration officers asked immigrants why they had come, where they planned to live, and what they planned to do. Many Asian immigrants came there and between 11-30 percent of all immigrants were sent back to the homelands. |
| Chinese and Irish immigrants worked ___________ on opposite sides of the country. | laying railroad tracks |
| Chinese and Irish immigrants met in Utah to complete _________________. | a transcontinental railroad |
| Why were some Chinese immigrants called "Paper Sons" or "Paper Daughters"? | They brought fake documents to meet the requirements of the Chinese Exclusion Act. |
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