Name ________________________________________________________
8th grade Social Studies
Date ___________________
Immigration Review Sheet
1. Complete the table below to identify the push and pull factors of people immigrating to the US.
Push Factors
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Poverty
Low income jobs
Oppressive (harsh) government
War
Overcrowding
Potato Famine in Ireland
Pull Factors
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Better life
Jobs  industrialization
More rights
Freedom  political / religious
The “American Dream”
2. Complete the table below to identify the characteristics of new and old immigrants.
Old Immigrants
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Before 1865 (Civil War)
Spoke English
Blended easily (assimilated well)
Religion: mostly Protestant
Came from: Northwestern Europe
New Immigrants
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Ethnic neighborhoods
Did not blend well (did not assimilate well)
Didn’t speak English
Religion: Jewish and Catholic
Came from: South and East Europe
3. Describe the journey most immigrants took to the United States, including the ports they entered in America:
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Rode in steerage (lower deck of ship): was crowded and disease spread easily
Ellis Island: NYC Port
Angel Island: San Francisco
4. Describe the experience of most immigrants once they arrived in the US:
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Lived in Tenements in cities on the east coast
Jobs in factories (urban)
5. Who were nativists and what did they want? What laws did they influence?
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People who wanted to stop immigration
Chinese Exclusion Act – stopped immigration from China
Gentleman’s Agreement – stopped immigration from Japan
6. Who did immigration laws of the late 1800s/early 1900s seek to prevent from entering the US?
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Chinese, Japanese, Irish, and new immigrants (from South East Europe)
7. What is the meaning of Emma Lazarus’ poem which appears on the Statue of Liberty?
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Welcoming new immigrants
Land of freedom
8. What is a primary source?
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Information from a witness to an event (journal, letter, and photograph)
9. What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and why was it significant?
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A fire killed many girls (148) working in factories because doors were locked, ladders were too
short
Led to new safety laws for buildings
10. What is the melting pot theory/salad bowl theory?
o Melting Pot: immigrants share cultures and create new American culture
o Salad Bowl: cultural pluralism: cultures stay separate and keep their customs
11. Key terms:
Anti-Semitism: discrimination about a group of people.
Stereotype: A judgment about group of people
Assimilation: learning and adapting to a new culture