What is an immigrant?
a person born in another country that goes to live in a new country
What is a mosaic?
a design made from small tiles placed together to form a bigger picture
What is one right that U.S citizens have?
The right to vote, the right to an education, the right to own a gun, the right to freedom of speech
What does it mean if someone is hostile?
They are unwelcoming, rude, and unkind.
What does it mean if a person emigrates?
They leave their country to settle in another country
Do immigrants often choose to settle in neighborhoods where people share the same customs from their homelands?
YES!
Who are descendants?
People who lived before us that we are related to!
Give an example of a responsibility that you have at home.
Takin gout the trash, unloading the dishwasher, setting the table for dinner, making your bed, folding laundry
Name one of the immigration centers that immigrants came to when they arrived in the United States.
Ellis Island and Angel Island
Why did Irish immigrants leave Ireland and come to the United States?
There was a potato blight in Ireland and people were starving
Why did Chinese immigrants leave China and come to the United States?
They heard the legend of "gold mountain" and wanted to make a better life for themselves
Why did Swedish immigrants leave Sweden and come to the United States?
They wanted to own their own land, and they couldn't do so in Sweden.
Where did immigrants from Sweden settle in America?
The Midwest! (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa)
Why did Charles Steinmetz leave Germany and come to America?
He wrote an article that said Germany's government was to blame for many problems. He was afraid he would be put in jail.
Where did immigrants from China settle in America?
California, in a city called San Francisco
