Making Connections3 - Unit 2 - Age of Immigration | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

The slaves who were brought to the New World (suffered) ................... terrible treatment and many of them even died.

endured

The (continuous) ...................... failure of national economic policies has forced many people to look for jobs in other countries.

persistent

Many countries (at first) .................. welcomed immigrants because they needed workers.

initially

The (origin) ................... of political discontent is often economic.

source

A/An (very large) .................... storm damaged the immigrant's farm.

colossal

Many people would like the governement to (end; eliminate) ....................... the income tax, but his is unlikely to happen.

abolish

The idea of a new life in a new country was very (appealing) ...................... to many immigrants.

attractive

The discovery of gold in the Western United States (encouraged) ....................... immigration to California.

fueled

Many immigrants believed that leaving home and looking for work in the New World was their only (choice) ..............

option

Scientist identified a gene mutation for breast cancer and (later) .................. , developed a test to identify people who carry the gene mutation.

subsequently

requiring a lot of strength, energy, or attention (adj)

demanding

additional money that you must pay when you borrow money (n)

interest

to reach the highest point (v)

peak

when something stays the same and doesn't move or change (n)

stability

to persuade someone to become an employee (v)

recruit

someone who speaks or acts fro another person or group (n)

representative

lack of food for a long period of time (n)

starvation

to become weaker or destroyed by falling into small pieces (v)

disintegrate

a process of change (n)

transition

a difficult and unpleasant situation (n)

hardship

What does "these" refer to in this paragraph: In many countries, including the United States, slaves worked in physically demanding jobs, for which it was difficult to find enough paid laborers. These included sugar cane, cotton, and tobacc

physically demanding jobs

What does "such" refer to in this paragraph: During this period, the strongest demand for labor in the New World was for the most difficult jobs: building subways and railroads, .... . Such robust demand led many countries to turn to the ..

the strongest demand for labor

What does "this" refer to in this paragraph: These push and pull factors combined to fuel a colossal immigration wave that peaked between 1900 and World War I. During this period, the strongest demand for labor in the New World was for the

between 1900 and World War I

What does "these" refer to in this paragraph: A number of factors lay behind immigrants' decision to leave their home countries. Sociologists and economists generally categorize these as "push" factors and "pull" factors.

factors laying behind immigrants' decision to leave their home countries

More slaves went to the Caribbean than the United States. True or False?

True

Who benefited the most financially from the contract labor system?

C. The companies who piad the laborers passage.

Which four countries received the largest number of immigrants during the Age of Immigration?

Canada, United States, Brazil, Argentina

What did the governments of some countries in the New World do to attract immigrants?

A. They offered free land.

In paragraph 4, why does the writer describe the economic hardship and difficult living conditions of workers in Europe?

D. To illustrate the role push factors played in immigrants' decisions.

When did immigration reach its highest point?

C. In the decade before World War I.

In the beginning of the period described in the reading, most of the immigrants were German, Irish, British, and Scandinavian. True or False?

True

Which paragraph has the main idea: E. Life in the New World had many attractions.

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Which paragraph has the main idea: D. Push and pull factors can explain decisions to immigrate.

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Which paragraph has the main idea: C. Slaves worked in sectors where it was difficult to find paid workers.

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Which paragraph has the main idea: B. The contract labor system was the result of high demand for labor in the New World.

6

Which paragraph has the main idea: A. Life was very difficult in 19th century Europe.

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