Ellis Island Museum Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Many German immigrants settled in this area.
  2. 3. The original French settlers of what is now known as Nova Scotia, expelled by the British and sent to various settlements in North America.
  3. 5. City in England; third most popular seaport for embarkment to America.
  4. 6. William _, traveled through Germany and Switzerland promoting the British colonies as a haven for religious freedom. Founder of a colony, namesake of a state.
  5. 8. The US government required ships landing at its ports to submit passenger lists or _.
  6. 9. This colony allegedly mysteriously disappeared.
  7. 12. German intellectuals and scholars who came to American in 1848 to escape authoritarianism and political persecution after a series of failed revolutions.
  8. 13. The first English colony in America.
  9. 14. Reason for mass Irish immigration in the 1840s.
  10. 17. Many Chinese immigrants came to America in the late 1840s-early 1850s seeking opportunity in the _.
  11. 21. This tax law targeted immigrant workers during the California Gold Rush.
  12. 22. This act prevented the immigration of almost all Chinese women.
  13. 24. the first piece of federal legislation banning immigration of a specific group based on nationality.
  14. 25. Many Chinese immigrants congregated in this city.
  15. 26. Migration is influenced by _ and _ factors.
Down
  1. 2. The New York Bible Society, 5u3 Council of Jewish Women, and The Society for the Protection of Italian Immigrants, are all _.
  2. 4. Group of Irish immigrants; _-Irish.
  3. 7. Dutch _ Company; first European profiteers
  4. 10. In the 1860s, Chinese laborers were the primary group building the _ railroad.
  5. 11. Most Chinese immigrants came from this province.
  6. 15. Nativist political party.
  7. 16. The Great _ Migration to New England, seeking religious freedom.
  8. 18. Nicknamed the "Great Hall."
  9. 19. The forced journey enslaved people took from Africa to the New World.
  10. 20. The Board of _ was responsible for deciding the cases of those held for a legal hearing.
  11. 23. Many European immigrants came to America to flee _ persecution.