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What is New York Harbor.
Most European immigrants arrived in this place.
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Who is Andrew Carnegie
Scottish immigrant who donated $288 million to social and educational causes in the U.S.
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What is a Push Factor
Compel people to leave their homes, such as
famine, war, or persecution . |
What is Ellis Islands
This is a station where immigrants were processed at the busy, New York Harbor.
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Who is James Naismith
Moved from Canada to Massachusetts, invented the Basketball in the late 1800's
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What is a Steerage
Was a large open space at the bottom
of the ship. |
What is Angel Island
A processing center for Chinese immigrants, opened in San Francisco Bay in 1910.
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Who is Alexander Graham Bell
Scottish immigrant who revolutionized modern communications with his patent of the telephone
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What is a Pull Factor
Draw people to new places, such as economic opportunity or religious freedom.
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