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9The American Dream

I. The Melting Pot. A. Central & Eastern Europe.

B. Statue of Liberty.

Emma Lazarus

C. Ellis Island.

D. neighborhoods.

E. The Lower East Side.

F. Public Schools.

G. luck n pluck

II. The American Dream. A. Adam Smith.

B. Thomas Edison.

C. The Wright Brothers.

D. Henry Ford.

Conclusion: Poor immigrants came toU.S. in search of the American Dream.With luck and pluck, they assimilatedand became productive members of society.

Note Summary with for example x 3

Central Europe, melting pot, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, neighborhoods, Lower East Side,public schools, luck n pluck, American Dream, laissez-faire, Thomas Edison, Wright Brothers,Henry Ford, Model T.

Quiz 9

1. What nickname was given to the U.S. due to the fact that people from diverse cultures were immigrating here and blending in?

2. In the late 18th Century, most immigrants to America were coming from. . .

* Southern Europe* Eastern Europe* Central Europe* Western Europe

3. In the late 19th Century, most immigrants to America were coming from. . .

* Southern Asia* Central & Eastern* South & Central America* Western Europe

4. What is one of the lines from the Emma Lazarus poem located at the base of the Statue of Liberty?

A. Give us your rich and your famousB. Keep your dirty people away from our shoresC. Go back! Go back!D. Give us your tired and your poor.

5. What was the name of the immigrant checkpoint located in New York Harbor?

6. Chinatown, Little Italy, and Harlem are all examples of ethnic _______

* countries* neighborhoods* cities* continents

7. What was the poorest and most densely populated immigrant neighborhood in the world in 1900?

8. In Horatio Alger stories, what was one thing that was NOT a key to achieving the American Dream?

* luck n pluck* hard work* optimism* laziness

9. What famous Enlightenment economist taught that a nation’s economy will prosper if the government isn’t too controlling over people’s business?

10. What is the term that Adam Smith used to describe a “hands-off” approach to business?

11. Who invented the incandescent light bulb?

12. Who invented the airplane?

13. Who invented the moving assembly line for automobiles?

14. What was the bestselling car of the 1920s?

15. What is this?

16. What is this?

17. What borough of New York is this?

18. Who is this?

19. Who is this?

20. Who are these guys?

1. What nickname was given to the U.S. due to the fact that people from diverse cultures were immigration here and blending in? Melting Pot

2. In the late 18th Century, most immigrants to America were coming from. . .

* Southern Europe* Eastern Europe* Central Europe* Western Europe

3. In the late 19th Century, most immigrants to America were coming from. . .

* Southern Asia* Central & Eastern Europe* South & Central America* Western Europe

4. What is one of the lines from the Emma Lazarus poem located at the base of the Statue of Liberty?

A. Give us your rich and your famousB. Keep your dirty people away from our shoresC. Go back! Go back!D. Give us your tired and your poor.

5. What was the name of the immigrant checkpoint located in New York Harbor? Ellis Island

6. Chinatown, Little Italy, and Harlem are all examples of ethnic _______

* countries* neighborhoods* cities* continents

7. What was the poorest and most densely populated immigrant neighborhood in the world in 1900?

Lower East Side

8. In Horatio Alger stories, what was one thing that was NOT a key to achieving the American Dream?

* luck n pluck* hard work* optimism* laziness

9. What famous Enlightenment economist taught that a nation’s economy will prosper if the government isn’t too controlling over people’s business?

Adam Smith

10. What is the term that Adam Smith used to describe a “hands-off” approach to business? laissez-faire

11. Who invented the incandescent light bulb?

Thomas Edison

12. Who invented the airplane?

Wright Brothers

13. Who invented the moving assembly line for automobiles? Henry Ford

14. What was the bestselling car of the 1920s? Model T

15. What is this? Statue of Liberty

16. What is this? Ellis Island

17. What borough of New York is this? Manhattan

18. Who is this? Thomas Edison

19. Who is this? Henry Ford

20. Who are these guys? Wright Brothers