TCI Lesson 26 Questions

She was inspired by Jewish refugees fleeing persecution in Russia.

What inspired Emma Lazarus to write her famous poem?

The U.S. as a welcoming refuge for immigrants seeking freedom and opportunity.

What do the lines from Lazarus’s poem symbolize?

On the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.

Where was the plaque with Lazarus’s poem placed?

To escape poverty, persecution, and seek better economic opportunities.

Why did many immigrants come to the U.S. between 1880 and 1920?

With suspicion, discrimination, and efforts to assimilate or restrict them.

How did many native-born Americans react to the arrival of immigrants?

More immigrants started arriving from Southern and Eastern Europe instead of Northern and Western Europe.

How did immigration patterns to the U.S. change in 1880?

Italy, Russia, and Poland.

From which countries did many immigrants arrive between 1890 and 1920?

They had different languages, religions, and customs compared to earlier Protestant arrivals.

How were new immigrants different from earlier immigrants?

Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Judaism.

What religions did many new immigrants practice?

They wanted them to adopt English, U.S. customs, and cultural norms.

Why did many Americans expect immigrants to become 'Americanized'?

Because they had different languages, religions, and traditions.

Why did some Americans believe that immigrants could not be assimilated?

Language barriers, discrimination, low wages, and difficult living conditions.

What challenges did immigrants face when adapting to life in the U.S.?

Through ethnic neighborhoods, religious institutions, and cultural traditions.

How did immigrants preserve their cultural identity?

Construction, mining, manufacturing, and textiles.

In which industries did immigrants play a crucial role?

They enriched American culture, started businesses, and influenced politics.

Besides labor, how did immigrants contribute to American society?

He did not want to leave his home and family behind.

Why was Pascal D’Angelo initially upset when his father said they would leave their village?

Economic hardship and lack of opportunities in Italy.

What was the main reason Italians moved to the U.S.?

Overcrowded, unsanitary, and uncomfortable.

What were the conditions of steerage like for immigrants traveling to the U.S.?

Many were detained, separated from family, or sent back home.

Why was Ellis Island called the 'Isle of Tears' by Italians?

Construction, factories, street cleaning, and other low-wage jobs.

What kinds of jobs did Italian immigrants find when they arrived in the U.S.?

Immigrants who came to the U.S. temporarily to earn money before returning home.

What does the term 'birds of passage' refer to in the context of Italian immigration?

He was unable to find stable work in the U.S.

Why did Pascal D’Angelo’s father return to Italy?

Close-knit communities, cultural institutions, and ethnic businesses.

What was a common feature of Italian immigrant neighborhoods in U.S. cities?

They needed them to work and support the family.

Why did some Italian parents choose not to send their children to school?

He became a published poet despite his immigrant background.

How did Pascal D’Angelo prove wrong those who believed Italians would always be poor and uneducated?

To better fit into American society.

Why did Maryush Antonovsky change her name to Mary Antin?

Violent attacks against Jewish communities in Eastern Europe.

What are pogroms?

To escape persecution and provide a better future for his family.

Why did Mary Antin’s father move to the United States?

By steamship, often in cramped and unsanitary conditions.

How did immigrants travel to the U.S.?

It served as the main processing center for immigrants entering the U.S. from 1892 to 1954.

What was the purpose of Ellis Island?

Because of affordable housing and job opportunities.

Why did many Jewish immigrants settle in the Lower East Side of New York?

Many worked in the garment industry, as peddlers, or in small businesses.

What types of work did Jewish immigrants take?

They saw it as a path to success and integration.

Why was education important to Jewish immigrants?

Discrimination in employment, housing, and social acceptance.

What types of discrimination did Jewish immigrants face?

Because they had the opportunity to live in freedom and safety.

Why were Jewish immigrants still grateful despite facing discrimination?

To work in gold mines and build railroads.

What was the main reason the first Chinese immigrants came to the U.S.?

To escape poverty and seek economic opportunities.

Why did Lee Chew leave his village in China for the U.S.?

Economic competition and racial prejudice.

What was one reason discrimination against Chinese immigrants increased in the U.S.?

Banned Chinese laborers from immigrating to the U.S. and restricted their rights.

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 do?

It destroyed immigration records, allowing many Chinese to claim U.S. citizenship.

How did the 1906 San Francisco earthquake affect Chinese immigration?