immigration quiz

famine, wars, religious persecution

what are three examples of reasons why immigrants were pushed from their homeland and forced to move to america?

equality of rights, find work, religious freedom

what are three examples of reasons why immigrants were pulled to america and decided to move there?

germans, irish, chinese

what are the three largest immigrant groups?

persecution

to kill a religious group

living in caves and straw huts

bad living conditions

new england states

where did immigrants from canada settle?

work in shoe and textile mills

why did immigrants from canada come to the u.s.?

san fransisco, cali

where did immigrants from china settle?

gold rush, build transcontinental railroad,

why did immigrants from china come to the u.s.?

texas, new mexico, arizona

where did immigrants from mexico settle?

agriculture, railroad work, mining, pushed by poloitcal wars

why did immigrants from mexico come to the u.s.?

los angelos, cali, hawaii

where did immigrants from japan settle?

work on sugar plantations, better life

why did immigrants from japan come to the u.s.?

east and west coast

where did immigrants from russia (jews) settle?

escape persecution, seen as foreigners in their own country, terminated and killed

why did immigrants from russia (jews) come to the u.s.?

new york and boston

where did immigrants from the caribbean (jamaica and bahamas) settle?

jobs

why did immigrants from the caribbean (jamaica and bahamas) come to the u.s

immigration

the act of coming into a country for permanent settlement

emigration

the act of leaving a country for permanent settlement

ship was cold and dark, no lighting, no windows, rats and roaches everywhere, freezing, had to sit on the floor, fed hard tack with worms, and porridge, had to bring supplies to survive

what was the trip like for immigrants

food, water, cooking pot, passport, money, important papers, citrus, pillows and blankets, cinnamon, ginger, dill herring, mint

what did immigrants have to bring to survive

food and water to survive a pot to cook food in, pillows and blankets to stay warm, citrus to prevent scurvy, cinnamon to settle upset stomachs, mint for pain relief, ginger for digestion aid, dill to help prevent heart disease, and herring to prevent seasickness, passport, money, and important papers to get into america

why did immigrants need to bring these

disabled or crippled, diseased, mentally ill, illiterate, had heart problems, were weak, didn’t have a passport, had nobody to collect them, or were unfit to work

why did immigrants get detained

discussions at a dinner party about french gov and u.s. gov

where did staute of liberty idea come from

france

who built statue of liberty

fredrick bartholdi

who designed statue of liberty

151 feet

how tall was the statue

copper sheets thinner than a penny

what was the statue of liberty made of

7 seas/continents

what do the 7 rays in statue of libertys crown represent

gustave eiffel

who built staute of liberty and eiffel tower

4 iron columns

what was built to support framework

3 inches

how much does statue sway in the wind

5 inches

how much does torch sway in wind

46 feet

how long is the torch

8 feet

how long is the index finger

5 feet

how long is the nose

200

how many crates was the statue of liberty packed into

4 weeks

how long did statue take to reach u.s.

june 17, 1885

when did statue arrive

1886

when was statue dedicated

new supports and torch, careful cleansing

what did statue receive in 1986

4 years

how long did renewal of statue take

31 million

how much did renewal of statue cost

1. live in u.s. for 5 years (if married to u.s. citizen only 3) 2. good moral character (no felonies) 3. sound mind (not insane) 4. speak & understand english

what were u.s. citizenship requirments

immigrants had to take u.s. citizenship test

what happened whan all requirments were met

tenemant

house immigrants lived in

Not enough houses for new immigrants so they were forced to buy houses on the outskirts of town, rent cramped rooms in boarding houses, take over old houses, or live in cramped, unsanitary tenements

housing problem

NYC government passed laws that set minimum standards for plumbing, safety, and ventilation in apartments, required a window in every bedroom to provide fresh air, and set up the Tenement House Department to inspect tenemants

housing solution

Most immigrants had to take low-paying jobs in factories, mills, and sweatshops, where hours were long and conditions were dangerous

poverty problem

Immigrants organized strikes, with the longest being 133 days, and won new contracts for increased wages and fewer working hours.

poverty solution

International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union

poverty reform group

Residents of many cities had inadequate pipe water or none at all and few people had indoor plumbing

water problem

Filtration and chlorination were invented to make water cleaner and safer to drink and use

water solution

Pickpockets and thieves increased with the populations of cities

crime problem

NYC organized the first full-time, salaried police force in 1844

crime solution

Limited water supplies, wooden buildings, and using candles and heaters made fire hazards

fire problem

Fire departments were made, buildings were made of brick, stone, or concrete, and indoor fire sprinklers were invented

fire solution

Cities were unable to meet transportation demands of growing population

transportation problem

Streetcars and mass transit, which is transportation systems designed to move large groups of people, were invented

transportion solution

yes

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political machine

an organized group that controls the activities of a political party in a city

political machine pyramid

city bosses, ward bosses, local captains & workers

controlled access to jobs, influenced the court, gave money to schools, homes, & orphanages, built parks, sewer systems, & waterworks, solved urban probems to reinforce voters trust & loyalty & gain voter support

what did city bosses do

worked to secure the vote in all the precincts in the ward or electoral district, helped the poor & gained their votes by doing favors or providing services

what did ward bosses do

tried to get voters’ support on a city block or in a neighborhood

what did local workers and captains do

they were in need of so much

why were immigrants targeted by city bosses

attaining citizenship, finding housing & jobs

what did city bosses help immigrants with

their vote

what did immigrants give politcal bosses

election fraud

when a political machine would use their political power illegally for personal gain

billing the city more than cost of materials & labor, granted favors to buisnesses for cash, accepted bribes to allow gambling, cast votes under fake names to win

how would political machines take kickbacks

in nyc a courthouse was built for 3 million but taxpayers payed 13 million which gave tweed ring 10 million

example of a kickback

william m. tweed

who was boss tweed

led tweed ring in nyc

what did boss tweed do

yes but not anymore

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