Immigration- Early 19th Century

Which of the following caused the most prejudice against immigrants in the U.S. during the late 19th century?

• Americans believed immigrants were transients and would hurt communities when they moved
• The U.S. had tense relations with many of the nations from which immigrants came
• Immigration caused overcrowding in rural areas and a rise in the price of cropland
• Americans feared that immigrants would refuse to assimilate to American culture

Which of the following was NOT something that new immigrants often found when they moved to the U.S. in the late 19th century?

• More political freedom
• Better living conditions
• More religious freedom
• More economic opportunities

What MOST attracted Chinese immigrants to the U.S. in the 19th century?

• religious freedom
• gold mining and railroad jobs
• coal mining and building canals
• political freedom

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

This immigration inspection site was located on the East Coast and opened in 1892.

• Angel Island

• The Statue of Liberty

• Ellis Island

• New York City

Which factor contributed to the shifting of population from rural to urban areas from 1870-1900?

• Not enough families took advantage of the Homestead Act

• Great Plains Indians left their reservations to buy new farmland

• Houses in cities were less expensive than those in the counttryside

• Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and laborers to cities

Which of the following was a major problem immigrants experienced once arriving to the United States?

• Discrimination based on nationality
• Unsanitary and unsafe living conditions
• Political corruption from certain politicians
• All of the above

Most immigrants came through this port in New York City...

• Ellis Island
• Roanoke Island
• Angel Island
• Liberty Island

Which was a major reason for the increase of immigration during the early 20th century?

• Desire for a better life and job opportunities
• Desire to ride a ship for 3 months straight
• Desire to live in tenements and ghettos
• Desire for discrimination in major US cities 

Many immigrants were forced to live in __________, or run-down, dirty, and cramped apartment-like buildings.

• Tenements
• Ghettos
• Townhouses
• Plantations