EOC Review: Immigrants History

Political Machines promised to protect immigrants' jobs in return for

• military service

• physical security

• votes

• cash payments

Which trend has reflected the increasing diversity in United States society in recent years?

• new efforts by public schools to teach religious education

• an increase in immigration from Latin America

• failure of Congress to approve appointments of women and minority groups to federal courts

• growing demands for unskilled labor

Which statement about immigration during the 1800s is most valid?

• organized labor supported unlimited immigration

• most immigrants to the United States were illegal aliens

• few immigrants came from western Europe

• industrial growth led to a demand for cheap immigrant labor

The intent of United States immigration laws of the 1920s was to

• encourage cultural diversity

• restore an open-door policy toward immigration

• restrict immigration through the use of quotas

• increase economic opportunities for recent immigrants

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, where did most of the immigrants to the United States settle?

• urban centers of the Northeast

• plantations of the New South

• farming regions of the Great Plains

• mining areas of the Far East

Why did the United States follow a policy of unrestricted immigration from Europe during most of the 1800s?

• the US wanted to help European nations by taking their surplus population

• immigrants were the only capital resources for business and industry

• most American desired a more diversified culture

• the American economy needed many unskilled workers

In the late 1800s, the patterns of United States immigration changed in that

• most immigrants were political refugees

• increasing numbers came from eastern and southern Europe

• most immigrants chose to settle in the farming regions of the West

• far fewer immigrants arrived than in previous years

Which of the following individuals would have been most likely to become a Nativist?

• a Protestant worker

• an Italian immigrant

• a Catholic priest

• an English speaking Irish immigrant

Which statement about immigration to the United States is most accurate?

• the number of immigrants has remained constant in each decade during most of American history

• the ethnic mix of immigrants to the United States has remained mostly unchanged

• nearly all immigrants have easily assimilated into American culture

• the desire for economic advancement has been a major reason for immigration to the US

Which of the following individuals would have been most likely to visit Ellis Island during the first few years of the 20th century?

• an Italian immigrant

• a farmer moving to New York

• a Chinese immigrant

• an emancipated slave