American - Immigration Scavenger Hunt
American - Immigration Scavenger Hunt
1. Welcome to America
________________Take a photo tour of The Statue of Liberty! See all 5 pages! Lady
Liberty was once an immigrant herself! In what year did she arrive in the United
States from France?
3. Becoming a Citizen
________________According to the chart, what are the top 4 countries of origin for
the immigrants coming to the United States?
6. Why Immigrate?
7. Unwilling Arrivals
9 . Boston's Irish
"Push" factors forced immigrants to leave their native lands. "Pull" factors encouraged
them to settle in America. Name one "push" and one "pull" factor.
Push-
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Pull-
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________________(See bottom bar graph) From 1820 to 1980 (black bars only), what
ten-year period saw the greatest number of immigrants entering the USA?
14. East Coast Arrivals
________________Here are some sample questions from the U.S. Citizenship Test.
How many of the first 10 can you answer correctly? Show me your results when you
are done.