1. Immigration Week Quiz Assimilation 1. Define: Assimilation 2. List two of the “Push” factors.( 2pts) 3. List two of the “Pull” factors.(2pts) 4.Why did we choose Islands to have our main immigration stations?(2pts) 5. Which Island did most of the Russian Immigrants come through? 6. What time period did the majority of the “New-Immigrants”(2 nd Phase) enter the country?

2. 7.Which Island would a Japanese Immigrant enter the country? 8. Why did Germans face resistance economically? 9. Explain why some families had their last names changed? 10. (2pts) Explain why “ghettos” were both good & bad? 11- 16 Explain the PICTURE….

3. 11. What is The “Melting Pot”

4. #12

5. #13

6. #14

7. #15

8. #16

9. 17. How did this “house” help so much?

10. 18. What fears about Catholics does this cartoon show?

11. 19. What did the Bennet Law do to German schools? 20. How was Education important for Immigrants in the late 1800’s?

12. Quiz- Answers (24 pts total) 1. Assimilation: the pressure felt by many new immigrants to blend in and become “..American” as fast as possible.

13. #2 & #3 Push Factors Crop failure – Irish Potato Famine Land shortage No jobs Taxes Religious Persecution Political Persecution Pull Factors Dreams of wealth Homestead Act Freedom! Free Education No forced military service Democracy

14. 4.Why did we choose Islands …You could control entry more, you could also keep out diseases…etc…(2pts) 5. Ellis Island 6. Late-1800’s to the 1930’s

15. 7. Angel Island 8. Because of new foods/drinks that were gaining populartiy. 9. Names were changed to make it easier for them to “fit” into society… 10. (2pts) Good= You are with people like you…Easier and familiar. Bad= You slow down the “Americanization” process….you stay tied to your old country… It was also really poor...just like your old country…

16. 11. The “Melting Pot” Was a term used to describe assimilation

17. #12-The picture shows the fear that the immigrants will “swallow” up our country….

18. #13-Angel Island

19. #14-Ellis Island

20. #15-Shows how everyone was an Immigrant at one time…and that they are also hypocrites b/c they don’t want these new guys to come in…

21. #16 Shows the Chinese Exclusion Act

22. 17. How did this “house” help so much?

23. 18. About the POPE controlling things…

24. 19. What did the Bennet Law do to German schools? Only ENGLISH in school. 20. How was Education important for Immigrants in the late 1800’s? It helped them Assimilate.

25. Next Week Chap 7 Chap 7 P. 252- Comprehension Questions P. 252- Comprehension Questions P. 253- Interpreting Data Questions P. 253- Interpreting Data Questions