Immigration

What caused many Irish to immigrate to America during the 1840's?

• Famine

• War

• Jobs

• Civl WAr

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

• Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
• Work in New York factories
• Contributions to the steel industry
• Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

The United States experienced a period of greatly increased immigration in the mid-nineteenth century. In particular, there was a surge in the number of Irish immigrants. Why did Irish immigration increase during the mid-nineteenth century?

• the end of the Napoleonic Wars
• the Irish won their independence from the United Kingdom
• the Great Potato Famine in Ireland
• the spread of the Plague in Ireland

Which statement describes the experience of most new immigrants to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• They were highly respected and treated as equals of other American citizens. 
• They were looked upon as inferior and discriminated against.
• They learned English and assimilated quickly into American culture. 
• They found quick success in farming their own lands in the south. 

Which of the following was an important pull factor that drew European immigrants to the United States after the Civil War?

• population growth

• religious pogroms

• availability of farmland

• mechanization of agriculture

The result of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 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.

Which of the following best describes a push factor of immigration?

• New American immigration port stations

• Improvements in international transportation

• Problems that cause individuals to move

• Attractions that draw people to another place

Religious freedom, economic opportunities, escaping war.

• Reasons for increased emigration

• Reasons for decreased immigration

• Reasons for increased immigration

Act passed in 1882 by Congress that strictly limited the number of Chinese workers entering the United States.

• Irish Exclusion Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• American Exclusion Act

• German Exclusion Act

Besides seeking political freedom, Germans also came to the United States to pursue economic opportunity. 

• True
• False