Immigration Quiz

Click on all of the reasons that immigrants might have come to the USA.

• Religious freedom

• Didn't want to stay in their country

• Starvation

• Corrupt governments

• Had too much money and land

What is the MAIN reason the Irish came to America?

• Arguments in their government

• Lack of resources, like coal and land

• They were starving from a potato famine

• They wanted better jobs

All of the following are true about Chinese immigrants, EXCEPT which statement?

• They wanted to be rich/find gold

• They were severely discriminated against in America

• They had to fight for their rights in courts

• They fit in to the American culture easily

Click all of the reasons as to why the Russians came to the USA.

• Famine

• Arguments in the Russian government

• They were persecuted for their religious beliefs

• They wanted better lives in America

• Their lives in Russia were unstable and dangerous

What is a laborer?

• A shortage of food

• A person who treats others in a mean way

• A person who works inside an office

• A person who does manual, hard work

Click all of the interesting things that have to do with German immigrants.

• They did not wear fancy clothing

• They were very hardworking people

• They settled in Kansas because of the farmland

• They only spoke German at home

True or False. Russians settled mostly in Kansas because they were familiar with growing wheat.

• True

• False

True or False. The Swedes settled in the Northeastern USA because they were coal miners.

• True

• False

What is an immigrant?

• Someone who moves to another state to live

• Someone who moves to another country to live

• Someone who leaves on vacation for 3 weeks, then goes back home

• Someone who travels across the USA

True or False. The Chinese immigrated through Ellis Island.

• True

• False