The people: settlement ans immigration
51 important questions on The people: settlement ans immigration
What did Ellis Island used to be and what is it now?
It is an island off New York City. It was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States.
The island was made part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965, and has hosted a museum of immigration since 1990.
A 1998 United States Supreme Court decision found most of the island to be part of New Jersey. The island has been closed to the public since Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 with re-opening date at some point in 2014
Give a definition of 'the American Dream'
The American Dream is the idea that the US is a country where everyone can become rich and successful if you work hard
Roughly how many people live in the US?
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What is the new Colossus. What core characteristics does it reflec?
Why did most well-educated middle-class immigrant people wanted to create a "city on a hill"?
What is embodied by the sonnet 'The New Colossus'
How many waves of immigrants were there and what were they called?
The second wave - the old immigrants
The Third wave - the new immigrants
The fourth wave - 1965 to the present
Where did the English established their first settlement and why
What caused the conflict between the Europeans and Native Americans?
Native American cultures were related, similar in broad outlines
Was the settlement of Jamestown a success
Why are the settlers who established the colonies named founders?
Growing tobacco involved intense manual labour what did the English do
What is the Bracero program?
What are the waves of immigrants to the USA?
What were indentured servants
What was the second English settlement of the English
Name two groups of English settlers who came to America for religieus reasons
Apart from the English what other nationalities emigrated to America
When was the first wave of immigration, colonial immigration.
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What are freedom dues.
Push and pull factors of the first wave
Why was the integration of the german newcomers less successfull
Other remarkable groups in the first wave
What happend to the native americans as more and more newcomers settled during the first wave
What happend with all different cultures after independence
When did the second wave start and what was it called
What is the homestead act (1862)
Where did the immigrants of the second wave settle and what work did they do. What was their advantage.
What is nativism, what does it mean in the context of the second wave
Who where discriminated against the most
Name a measure that was taken to oppose immigration
When was the third wave of immigration, name
What are sojourners or birds of passage
What was also different about the new immigrants
What was a consequence of this huge 3rd wave
Two opinions with regard to the american population grew
Why did it take so long for the government to start regulating immigration.
Name a few measures to slow down immigration
What are national quota acts
Whatevents influenced immigration after 1930
What was in the Immigration Act of 1965
Where are most immigrants coming from after 1980
When was the fourth wave of immigration
What is the socio-economic bottom
What is different about this fourth wave
What does the debate on illegal immigrants entail.
What is the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)
What is 'the seven states'
USA Patriot Act of 2002
Why is the government reluctant to do the utmost against illegal immigrants
What were the 2006 immigrant protest
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