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Coming to

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Immigrants

A person who comes to live in a country from somewhere else in the world.

What is an immigrant.

This means “a chance to find a job, get an education, or have a better way of life” and was what many

were in search of when they chose to leave their homelands to come to

America.

What is opportunity.

For those arriving by ship, the first thing most passengers saw in New York Harbor .

What is the Statue of Liberty.

The nation’s largest immigration center located in New York Harbor.

What is Ellis Island.

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!

Irish immigrants came to America to escape this problem caused by a plant disease that ruined all

of their crops.

What is the potato famine.

A trip across the sea.

What is a voyage.

A joyful gathering of people to celebrate

something.

What is a festival..

A time of hunger due to little food.

What is famine..

A custom, or way of doing something, that is passed on in a family.

What is a tradition.

Words or signs people use to communicate.

What is language.

Many celebrations include sounds made with instruments or voices that create this.

What is music.

A day that celebrates Irish pride each year on March 17th.

What is St. Patrick’s Day.

DAILY DOUBLE!!

Many Americans celebrate this holiday by staying up until midnight.

What is New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day

This means celebrating your religious beliefs (possibly in a church, mosque, or synagogue).

What is worship.

A Mexican-American celebration always held

on May 5th.

What is Cinco de Mayo.

The color that shows the least dense population.

Use this map and the map key to answer the

following question:

What is BLUE (turquoise)..

The color that shows the most dense population.

Use this map and the map key to answer the

following question:

What is RED.

TRUE or FALSE: the north-eastern part of India

is more dense than

central India.

Use this map and the map key to answer the

following question:

What is TRUE.

What year does the graphic

represent?

Use this map to

answer the following question:

What is 2001.

The color that represents 800

people per square kilometer?

Use this map to answer the following question:

What is PINK.

A German immigrant who made many important contributions to science and

mathematics.

Who is Albert Einstein.

An immigrant from England, she was the first woman to earn a medical degree in the

United States in 1849.

Who is Elizabeth Blackwell.

An immigrant from Scotland, he made an invention that help trains and other

machinery run smoothly.

Who is Elijah McCoy.

An immigrant from Puerto Rico, she became the first Hispanic librarian at the

New York Public Library.

Who is Pura Belpre.

An immigrant from Czechoslovakia, she served as Secretary of State for the U.S. government.

Who is Madeleine Albright.