Immigration and Urbanization Review

What was the "6 second" inspection that immigrants has do pass at Ellis Island?

• legal inspection

• physical inspection

• IQ test

• literacy test

Where was a new immigrant to the US most likely to live?

• rural area

• suburbs

• skyscraper

• tenements in ethnic enclaves

What made it hard to enforce immigration laws for Canada and Mexico?

• business pressure to open the borders

• bribes by immigrants

• extremely long, unguarded borders

• political negotiation breakdowns

The result of the Chinese Exclusion Act was

• prohibition for any Chinese to immigrate

• denied entry to all Chinese laborers

• a set quota on Chinese immigrants

• the development of a literacy test

These were designed to test immigrants' knowledge and keep them out of the US

• literacy league

• literacy test

• physical exam

• hearing test

What became a symbol of hope for European immigrants coming to America?

• Brooklyn Bridge

• Washington Monument

• Empire State Building

• Statue of Liberty

What type of work did many Asian and Mexican immigrants in the Southwest find themselves doing?

• cattle ranching

• working in textile mills

• scientific research

• agricultural work on farms

In the late 1800s, most immigrants were coming from ____.

• Western Europe

• Southern and Eastern Europe

• China

• Canada

Immigrants often turned to ____ for economic help in exchange for ____.

• Political bosses, votes

• President, money

• Chinese people, labor

• Unions, dues

Who became famous for the Settlement House movement and ran the Hull House in Chicago?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Jane Addams

• Dorothea Dix

• Betsy Ross