Chapter 14.1 Quiz

Why did the United States experience an increase in Irish population in the 1840s?

• Civil war broke out among European powers.
• A flu epidemic broke out in Ireland
• Irish came to escape severe famine in Irland.
• Irish came to receive training in the English language.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a push factor in immigration?

• German Jews fleeing religious persecution.
• German artisans put out of business by factory-made products.
• Catholics who faced discrimination in Irland came to the U.S.
• Swedes coming to America for cheap public land

A severe food shortage that results in widespread hunger and death is known as

• a famine
• an embargo
• a nationalist
• an immigrant

A person who leaves his or her country to live elsewhere is called

• a nativist
• an emigrant
• an immigrant
• a nationalist

What effect did the immigration of the mid-1800s have on the US?

• Cities became overcrowded, leading to unhealthy conditions and crime.
• Nativists called for stricter citizenship requirements.
• Some immigrants faced prejudice
• All of the above are true.

People who come to a country to settle are called

• emigrants
• colonists
• immigrants
• fugitives

During the 1800s, most Scandinavian immigrants came to the United States 

• to escape a devasting famine in their home countries
• to buy cheap American land
• to escape religious and political persecution
• to avoid serving in the military during a brutal war with Russia