Immigration Quiz

In the 1890's, most immigrants arriving in the United States came from

• China and South Asia

• Canada and Latin America

• Eastern and Southern Europe

• Ireland and Great Britain

The tripling of the U.S. population between 1870 and 1910 was most directly caused by

• rapid industrialization and immigration

• the mechanization of agriculture

• natural disasters around the world

• integration of new states in the west

Which of the following was a pull factor that attracted immigrants to America around 1900?

• Widespread famine and poverty in their home countries

• Religious persecution in their home countries

• The promise of job opportunities in American factories

• Mandatory military service in their home countries

Which of the following is a primary reason why cities in the United States grew rapidly due to immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• Immigrants were required by law to settle in cities.

• Cities offered abundant land for farming.

• The U.S. government provided financial incentives for immigrants to live in cities.

• Immigrants found industrial jobs and housing opportunities in cities.

What happened to European immigrants who failed health inspections?

• They were admitted to a local hospital

• they were restricted to a specific social class

• they were forced to live in a location in the Southern United States

• They were separated from family and returned to Europe

In the late 1800's, many rural Americans moved to big cities in search of

• better- paying jobs

• political power

• high society

• shorter work hours

Most urban working class families lived in multifamily apartment buildings called

• suburbs

• skyscrapers

• tenements

• work houses

Why did nativism develop in the United States as a response to immigration around 1900?

• Many native-born Americans feared that immigrants would take jobs and change cultural norms.

• Immigrants were seen as essential contributors to the U.S. economy.

• Nativists believed that immigrants were assimilating too quickly into American culture.

• Immigrants were predominantly from English-speaking countries, which caused cultural conflicts.

Political machines provided new city dwellers with necessities such as jobs, housing, an police protection in exchange for

• graft

• votes

• kickbacks

• wages

By the 1890s, immigrants made up significant percentages of some of the country's largest

• Plantations

• Cities

• Farms

• suburbs