Immigration

What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Did NOT want religious freedom
• Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
• Wanted LESS diversity
• Wanted to live more simply

How was Angel Island different from Ellis Island?

• Main station for European immigrants
• Main station for Chinese immigrants
• Located on the EAST coast
• People were only there a few hours

What challenges did immigrants face in the US?

• They caught diseases
• Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice
• Uncomfortable in the large homes in the US
• Difficult to study for the citizenship test

What two acts restricted immigration during the time period between 1880 and 1925?

• Travel Ban of 1895 and 1921
• Chinese Exclusion Act & Quota Act
• Assimilation Act & Quota Act
• Religious Freedom Act & Immigrant Exclusion Act

One reason some people wanted to restrict immigrants was

• They felt they took jobs away from Americans

• It the land of opportunity

• They brought money for investing in America

What group worked to restrict immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe?

• Labor unions

• Anti-defamation league

• Suffragettes

• Woman's Christian Temperance Union

Why did so many people emigrate to the United States?

• Escape religious persecution
• Wanted to improve their economic situtation.
• To experience greater freedoms
• All of the above

Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants?

• Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
• Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
• Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
• Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round

Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants?

• Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
• Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
• Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
• Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs

Based on the information in this graph, why did immigration increase rapidly between 1895 and 1905?

• Railroad construction created jobs for immigrants.
  
• Cheap land prices in the West attracted immigrant farmers.
  
• Industrial growth provided factory jobs for immigrants.
  
• World War I caused immigrants to flee Europe.