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Coming to America
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Trivia questions about the book Coming to America by Besty Maestro.
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What term describes a person who leaves home to avoid the dangers of war or natural disasters?
natives
refugees
2
What European explorer did the immigrants follow to America?
Annie Moore
Christopher Columbus
3
Who was the first person to step onto Ellis Island?
Christopher Columbus
Annie Moore
4
What were the very first people to live in North America called?
Native Americans
newcomers
5
What did immigrants see from the boat that inspired them?
the Washington Monument
the Statue of Liberty
6
What is Ellis Island today?
a museum
a hospital
7
On January 1, 1892, the United States opened up _____________.
the Washington Monument
Ellis Island
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Who checked out the passengers before they could immigrate?
inspectors
family members
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Why did the newcomers travel further west?
to see the ocean
to farm new land for free
10
Who had already settled in the California area?
nomads
Chinese and Mexican immigrants
11
What is an immigrant?
a person who is born in America
a person who moves and makes a new home in a new country
12
Where did newcomers to America sometimes settle near?
churches
ports
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Why did immigrants come to America?
win the lottery
a better life
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What happened to the early immigrant settlements?
people moved away
they became large cities
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When did the first people come to America?
the ice age
in 1886
