Immigration to America

Anticipation Guide

1. _______________ of immigrants moved to the United States in the late 1800s and
early 1900s.

2. Most immigrants before 1880 came from Ireland, Germany, England, Sweden,
Denmark, and other countries of _______________ or _____________ Europe.

3. The newer immigrants, however, were usually from ___________or ___________

Europe. They came from Italy, Russia, Hungary, Greece, and Poland. Some also
came from Mexico.

4. _____________________ is unfair treatment or work.

5. A group of people who share a culture or language is an _________ __________.

6. Poorly built apartment buildings where immigrants lived were called

______________.

7. When immigrants came into the U.S. they went through immigration stations such
as ______________ _________________ in New York Harbor.

8. In 1882, Congress limited immigration by passing the ______________

_____________ ______________.

9. Most of the _____________________ who came to the United States between 1890
and 1910 lived and worked in cities.

10. A ________________ is a very tall building.

11. The first Skyscraper was built in _________________, Illinois in 1885.

12. _____________ ______________ like subways and streetcars made travel faster.

13. A _________ is a poor, crowded part of the city which was also called tenements.

14. ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________ ____________

were two people who wanted to help people find housing and jobs.

15. A ______________ ______________ is a community center for people in cities.

16. Pittsburgh was just the right place to produce __________. It had two major rivers
and natural resources nearby, such as ____________.

17. Pittsburgh soon got the nickname _____________ _______________.