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 Poverty Low income jobs Oppressive (harsh) government War Overcrowding Potato Famine in Ireland Pull Factors 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 Before 1865 (Civil War) Spoke English Blended easily (assimilated well) Religion: mostly Protestant Came from: Northwestern Europe New Immigrants 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: 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: 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? 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? 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? Welcoming new immigrants Land of freedom 8. What is a primary source? Information from a witness to an event (journal, letter, and photograph) 9. What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and why was it significant? 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