Immigration Quiz Prep

The largest number of immigrants during the colonial period were:

• indentured servants

• slaves

• scots-irish

• english

What is a refugee

• Someone who comes to America because its cool.

• Someone who flees their country for fear of persecution.

• Someone who moves to a new country.

• Someone who voluntarily leaves their country for a new home.

What is a push factor?

• A condition or factor which pushes citizens away from their home country.

• How strong someone pushes away.

• A condition or factor which pulls, or attracts, citizens away from home and into a new country.

• How hard someone can pull a rope.

What is a pull factor?

• A condition or factor which pushes citizens away from their home country.

• How strong someone pushes away.

• A condition or factor which pulls, or attracts, citizens away from home and into a new country.

• How hard someone can pull a rope.

What kinds of jobs did Irish immigrants work during the 1800's

• skilled labor, like making watches and furniture

• farms

• indentured servants

• unskilled labor, like building canals

A Nativist is:

• A Native American

• An immigrant to America

• A secret political party

• Someone opposed to immigration

For an immigrant to become a permanent resident in America, they need to get a:

• Visa

• Green Card

• Asylum

• Passport

This law banned an entire ethnic group from coming to America.

• Hart-Cellar Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Immigration Naturalization Act

• Trump Act

The first people probably migrated to America via the:

• Mayflower

• Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

• Land Bridge

• Slave Ships (such as Amistad)

During the "Tidal Wave" of immigration in the late 1800's and early 1900's, what attracted these migrants to America?

• Socialism

• A chance to join the Army

• State of the art Canal system.

• Jobs available during the Industrial Revolution.