(ch2/ L1) Reasons for Increased Immigration

Immigrants who were fleeing overcrowding, poverty, and crop failure in their old countries wanted __ in the U.S.

• Opportunity

• Escape from Oppressive Governments

• Adventure

• Religious Freedom

High taxes and forced military service in immigrants' old countries is an example of:

• Hope for Opportunity

• Oppressive Governments

• Adventure

• Religious Freedom

Immigrants trying to get away from discrimination and cruel treatment due to their beliefs wanted what in the U.S.?

• Hope for Opportunity

• Escape from Oppressive Governments

• Adventure

• Religious Freedom

Immigrants who had heard stories of a fun lifestyle in America came to the U.S. looking for ___.

• Hope for Opportunity

• Escape from Oppressive Governments

• Adventure

• Religious Freedom

bad treatment of people due to their beliefs or race

• persecution
• mechanization
• urbanization
• corruption

The "new" immigrants to the U.S. after 1880 came from:

• Southern Asia

• Southern and Eastern Europe

• Northern Europe

• West Africa

The religion of about 10% of the "new" immigrants who came to the U.S. around 1900 was:

• Jewish

• Protestant

• Hindu

• Muslim

What was the education level of the "new" immigrants who came to the U.S. around 1900?

• all could read and write well

• many had a college education

• many could not read or write

• most had a high school diploma

The religion of the "new" immigrants who came to the U.S. around 1900 was often:

• Roman Catholic
• Protestant
• Hindu
• Muslim

The language spoken by the "new" immigrants who came to the U.S. around 1900 was RARELY:

• Russian
• English
• Italian
• Greek