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JS Immagration May 5
Immagration to America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did people get to America? | They went on boats. |
| From where did most immigrants come? | Southern Europe,Russia,Poland,and Germany. |
| What are 2 reasons people came to America? | Economic,and Political Problems. |
| What year did most immigrants come to America? | 1910. |
| What items did people bring with them? | Precious possessions, family portraits, and small amounts of money. |
| Where did people live when they came to America? | Most lived in overcrowded apartments in NY or Boston. |
| What language did most early immigrants? | English. |
| Why were the cities really crowded? | So many immigrants were coming form Europe. |
| How did relatives in the US help their families? | They sent money,and helped find a place to live. |
| What language did immigrants speak after 1910? | Yiddish and Italian. |
| What is a apartment block? | A apartment in which many families live in. |
| What did immigrant children suffer from? | Racism. |
| What were Japanese immigrants not allowed to do? | Own property. |
| What kind of neighborhoods were there? | Jewish and Italian. |
| What law did Congress pass in 1882? | Chinese immigrants were outlawed. |
| What kind of test did people have to pass to be let in to America? | A reading test. |
| What is one outcome of the immigration laws? | More racism. |
| Where did early immigrants come from? | Great Britain and Germany. |
| Where did the early immigrants settle? | Cities or farm land. |
| Why were there Political problems? | No jobs. |
| Why were there Economical problems? | Dictatorships. |