Immigration Review

Which is an example of the idea of assimilation?

• Native Americans following their ancient religious traditions
• German immigrants learning to speak English
• the development of ethnic neighborhoods
• the trend for wealthy Americans to dress like Italians

Political equality, religious freedom, and economic growth are examples of what?

• Factors pushing people out of the U.S.
• Factors pushing people out of their home countries
• Consequences of people leaving their home countries
• Factors pulling people to the U.S.

How did the population of European immigrants in America change in the 1900's?

• Most immigrants came from northern and western Europe
• Most immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe
• The number of European immigrants decreased
• The number of Protestant immigrants decreased

How were "new" immigrants different than "old" immigrants?

• New immigrants were more accepted
• New immigrants settled in southern states and became farmers
• New immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe
• New immigrants came for a short time to make money

What was 1 positive impact of the development of ethnic communities?

• The brought new traditions and food to American culture
• They stayed separate from the American culture
• They were unable to assimilate into the American culture
• They were unable to spread negative ideas in American culture

Which institutions helped immigrant children learn to be more like native-born Americans?

• neighborhood churches
• foreign language newspapers
• public schools
• political machines

Which statement best describes how immigrants were treated?

• They were highly respected and treated as equals
• They were looked upon as inferior and discriminated against
• They learned English and assimilated quickly into America
• They found quick access in farming

Why did immigrants create large ethnic neighborhoods?

• They were assigned to live there by the government
• They couldn't afford to live anywhere else
• They felt more comfortable living 
• They were assigned to live there because of their ethnicity

Why did the number of Chinese immigrants decrease?

• The U.S. passed laws that limited the number if immigrants allowed to come to the U.S.
• Chinese leaders isolated the nation from the outside world
• Chinese immigrants didn't want to start another Civil War
• The U.S. government ended all immigration

How did many Irish-Catholic and Chinese immigrants contribute to the infrastructure of the U.S. 

• They built the Eerie Canal
• They built the transcontinental railroad
• They built a highway system
• They built the white house