the golden door

Destination America Part I - the Golden Door

http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica/ This documentary belongs to PBS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfbBLtLsMhI

The golden door

How many people died of starvation in Ireland ?

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What were they in flight from ?

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What is Manuel going to do ?

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Where will Manuel go when he lives his family?

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What is their best opportunity for economic survival?

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How are Mexican immigrants treated?

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What is a typical joke Mexican kids cracks when they talk to border patrol officers through the fence?

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Where will Manuel try to cross the border?  

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How many agents will Manuel be up against to?

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What is the State of Arizona up against to?

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What does Manuel do when he runs out of money?  

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How many time has he done that before ?

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How long will Manuel be gone?  

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Why is Manuel so emotional when he leaves his family?

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How did Africans arrive in the US?  

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How many were carried?

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What were immigrants in search of?   

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What does  America symbolize for immigrants?  

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Why did he emigrate?

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What was the farm of his ancestor Anly good at for ?  

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Why did Norvegians emigrate?  

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When did the first Norvegians leave?

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How long did it take them to cross the ocean? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Where did they land?

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What could the Novegians hardly believe in?

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What started the epidemic Novegian emigration?

The golden door:  questions and answers

1. How many people died of starvation in Ireland?

 2 million people died of starvation in Ireland and  another million was forced to emigrate to America

2. What were they in flight from?

They were in flight from poverty, persecution, war

3. What is Manuel going to do?

He is going to cross the border illegally

4. Where will Manuel go when he lives his family?

He will head 25 hundred miles north to Chicago

5 What is their best opportunity for economic survival?

Going to America  IS THEIR BEST OPPORTUNITY

6. How are Mexican immigrants treated? both welcomed and reviled

7. What is a typical joke Mexican kids cracks when they talk to border patrol officers through the fence? “can I cross”

8. Where will Manuel try to cross the border?

Manuel will try to cross the border In Arizona

9. How many agents will Manuel be up against to?

500 field agents (26 remote cameras)

What is the State of Arizona up against to?

4000 undocumented immigrants coming into Arizona every day

What does Manuel do when he runs out of money?

He heads for the US to find work

How many times has he done that before?

He has done that already 15 times before

How long will Manuel be gone?

Manuel will be gone for close to a year

Why is Manuel so emotional when he leaves his family?

Manuel gets emotional when he leaves his family because he is anxious; indeed, they have very little money to go on with.

How did Africans arrive in the US?

 They were taken by force and shipped in chains

How many were carried?

 400 000  four hundred thousand slaves were thus carried to America

What were immigrants in search of?

Immigrants were in search of/for  Liberty and land

What does  America symbolize for immigrants?

 For immigrants, America is a symbol of  Liberty as much as of political freedom and economic opportunities

                             Why he emigrated :

What was the farm of his ancestor Anly good at for ?

It was only good at raising sheep and stones

Why did Norvegians emigrate?

The country was harsh land was scarce. It was running out of room for its exploding population

When did the first Norvegians leave?

In 1825

How long did it take them to cross the ocean?

3 months

Where did they land? In New York

What could the Novegians hardly believe in?

Cultivable land

Hope to own a land

What started the epidemic Novegian emigration?

The book written by one of them explaining what to expect and how to proceed