1. PRIMARY SOURCES & IMMIGRATION QUIZ REVIEW

2. Define a primary source. Source of information made during the actual time period it occured

3. Give examples of primary sources Video footage, interviews, photographs, journals, diaries, etc made at the time they occurred

4. Why are primary sources not always 100% accurate? People may have exaggerated the truth or be biased

5. What continent did immigrants in the past MOSTLY come from? Europe

6. Where do majority of immigrants today come from? Mexico and Central/South America

7. Define push factor Reason a person LEAVES their home country

8. Give examples of push factors Famine/Starvation/poverty War/Violence No jobs or land Few freedoms or rights Disease

9. Define pull factor Reason a person is drawn to or chooses a new country

10. What are some examples of pull factors? Many rights and freedoms (democracy) Fewer taxes More jobs Free, good schools Resources Safety

11. Describe discrimination Treating people differently because of their race, religion, or nationality

12. Describe the voyage to America for immigrants. On large ships Packed in like animals, really crowded Little food Seasickness and disease Not enough beds

13. Describe how immigrants may have felt entering Ellis Island. Terrified: They had to pass a health/medical test before entering America Excited/Overjoyed: They have reached America! They may be reunited with family and have new opportunities.

14. What was life like for immigrants in the cities of America? Dirty, dark, cramped apartments (tenements) Crowded living conditions Did dirty and difficult jobs

15. Why are immigrants coming to the United States today? Opportunities and school for their children Better life Jobs Safety/Freedom/Rights

16. What is a mixed family? Family that has both legal citizens and illegal immigrants

17. Define deport When a person is sent back to their home country

18. Why do employers use illegal immigrants? They will do jobs Americans do not want to do. They will work for less money. They will work long hours.

19. List three problems immigrants are sometimes blamed for in America today. Take jobs from Americans May commit crimes Drain social services (free or reduced cost medical care, schools, housing)