Immigration+Answers

Answers for the Scavenger Hunt!

Q: What’s the difference between Immigration and Emigration? A: Immigration means movement of people to a country Source: []

Q: When was the peak of Immigration to the United States? A: Immigration peaked between 1900 and 1914 when an average of almost 900,000 immigrants arrived in the United States each year Source: []

Q: What was the name of the Island that many Immigrants passed through upon their arrival to the United States? A: Ellis Island Source: []

Q: How did most Immigrants get to America? A: Many immigrants arrived in America by way of ship. Source: []

Q: About how many Immigrants total came to America between 1820 and 1880? A: About 15 million Immigrants Source: []

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Q: Why do you think people wanted to come to the United States? <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A: Many immigrants came to America for the economic opportunities. They came for a better life, and a better chance at making money. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Source: []

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Q: Why was America called “The Land of Opportunity”? <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A: Because of the many jobs and opportunities to own land. James Truslow Adams said: “ life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement”. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Source: []

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Q: What are some of the challenges the Immigrants faced: <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">On the journey over <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Once they arrived in America <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A: Overcrowded ships, little food, unsanitary conditions, hard to find work, bad living conditions, no family <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Source: []

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Q: What kind of jobs did Immigrants get once they arrived in America? <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A: Many immigrants worked in factories <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Source: []

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">BONUS Q: Name three laws that helped shape Immigration to the United States. Describe each one in a couple of sentences. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A: *Naturalization Act of 1790 - Stipulated that any alien, being a free white person, may be admitted to become a citizen of the United States <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 - Prohibited certain laborers from immigrating to the United States <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*US Immigration Act of 1907 - Reorganized the states bordering Mexico (Arizona, New Mexico and a large part of Texas) into Mexican Border District to stem the flow of immigrants into the United States. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Alien Registration Act of 1940 - Required all aliens (non-U.S. citizens) within the United States to register with the Government and receive an Alien Registration Receipt Card (the predecessor of the "Green Card") <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Source: http://www.rapidimmigration.com/1_eng_immigration_history.html