Immigration Review

In the picture above, Uncle Sam appears to be

• Disgusted at the immigrants

• Welcoming the immigrants

• Promising to throw them into a dungeon

• Trying to use them for labor

In the cartoon, the dark sky at the top right most likely represents

• The United States

• Immigrants coming to take over the United States

• Europe

• Economic problems brought by the immigrants

Which of the following is likely NOT represented by the figures in the clouds at the top right?

• Compulsory military service

• Religious freedom

• High taxes

• Torture/imprisonment

Which of the following BEST describes the artists' view on immigration according to what you see in the cartoon?

• The United States should ban immigration

• It is better for Americans to go to Europe to solve the problems there

• The United States should welcome immigrants into the US

• Only the rich immigrants should be allowed into the US

The cartoon above reveals what about attitudes in the United States in the late 1800's?

• Chinese immigrants were valued for their work ethic

• Americans supported bringing in Chinese to work, but not to stay in the US

• Most Americans didn't want Chinese in the United States

• Chinese immigrants should be allowed to vote

The attitudes expressed in the cartoon resulted in the passage of which of the following immigration laws?

• The Immigration Act of 1917

• The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

• The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

• The Chinese Exclusion Act Repeal of 1943

A 'dumbbell' tenement was

• A place where people viewed as unintelligent lived

• A form of cheap housing common in slums of large cities such as New York and Chicago

• A common type of building that immigrants lived in cities

• Both B and C are true

"Ethnic Neighborhoods" were

• Area that all immigrants were forced into when they first arrived in the United States

• Neighborhoods that were dominated largely by a single immigrant group

• Neighborhoods in which the government required that there be a perfect balance of all ethnic groups

• Outlawed by the US government in an effort to force all immigrants to assimilate as quickly as possible into US society

Which of the following BEST explains why many Italian immigrants chose to live in this neighborhood?

• They wanted to fully assimilate into American culture

• They wanted to stay completely separate from American culture

• They wanted to recreate a part of Italy in the US so that native-born Americans could experience and appreciate the Italian culture

• It provided a support system for new immigrants, including familiar language, sights, and smells after they first came into the US

This flag, produced by the Know-Nothing Party of the 1850's, suggests that they

• Welcome all immigrants into the United States

• Want to prevent immigrants from coming into the United States

• Want foreign nations to influence the United States

• Want Native Americans (Indians) to support immigration