VA/US SOL 8A

What act gave free public land in western territories to settlers who would live on & farm the land?

• Homestead Act of 1862

• Homestead Act of 1863

• Homestead Act of 1864

• Homestead Act of 1865

What city began construction of the nation's first subway system around the turn of the 20th century?

• Detroit

• Philadelphia

• New York

• Chicago

Where did immigrants to the US come from prior to 1871?

• West Indies

• northern & western Europe

• southern Europe

• eastern Europe

Immigrants from 1871-1921 came from all the following areas EXCEPT from

• Africa

• Asia

• southern Europe

• eastern Europe

What group(s) of immigrants is credited with the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Japanese

• Chinese

• Poles and Greeks

• Italians

Where did most European immigrants enter America?

• Easter Island

• Ellis Island

• Roanoke Island

• Washington, DC

What is the process of acclimating to a new society known as?

• acculturation

• culture

• diffusion

• assimilation

What institution served an essential role in the process of assimilating immigrants into American society?

• Church

• public schools

• parochial schools

• prisons