Nativists believed ..

Immigrants threatened the American way of Life and Democracy.

White Protestants were superior to other immigrant groups.

Immigrants stole jobs from natives.

During the period from 1880 to 1910, why did the majority of immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas in the North?

Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.

The Populists were successful in preventing immigrants from buying farmland.

Labor unions gave financial help to immigrants willing to work in the factories.

Most immigrants had lived in cities in their native countries.

Which of the following caused the most prejudice against new immigrants in the United States during the late nineteenth century?

Americans feared that immigrants would refuse to assimilate into American culture.

Americans believed that immigrants were transient and would hurt the communities when they moved on again.

The United States had tense relations with many of the nations from which the immigrants came.

Heavy immigration caused overcrowding in rural areas and a rise in the price of cropland.

Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings

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

Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and laborers to cities

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

What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?

Banning Chinese people from immigrating to the United States for 10 years

Letting Chinese in America with open arms

The Europeans taking over China

Which is an example of the idea of assimilation?

German immigrants learning to speak English.

Native Americans following their ancient religious traditions.

The development of ethnic neighborhoods like "Chinatown".

The trend for wealthy Americans to dress like Italians.

How did the population of European immigrants in America change in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Most immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe.

Most immigrants came from northern and western Europe.

The number of European immigrants decreased.

The number of Protestant immigrants decreased.

How were the "new" immigrants who came to the U.S. in the late 1800s and early 1900s different from the "old" immigrants who came previously?

Most of the new immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe.

The new immigrants were more widely accepted into American culture.

The new immigrants mainly settled in the southern states and became farmers.

Most of the new immigrants came for a short time to earn money.

Which statement describes the experience of most new immigrants to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

They were looked upon as inferior and discriminated against.

They were highly respected and treated as equals of other American citizens.

They learned English and assimilated quickly into American culture.

They found quick success in farming their own lands in the south.

-Chinese immigrants come to the West coast to find gold and work on the railroads. -California passes a law to restrict Chinese immigration, but it is struck down by the State Supreme Court. -Violence breaks out in cities between whites and Chinese immigrants, Which of the following best explains how the conflict above was resolved?

The government passes the Chinese Exclusion Act which prohibited Chinese immigration.

It restricted Chinese immigrants to only work and live in certain designated areas.

Limits were placed on how many Chinese immigrants would be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. each year.

Chinese workers who wanted to mine for gold had to pay extra in taxes.

The Statue of Liberty was….

A gift from France, the first sign of America that many immigrants saw

A gift from England, the first thing immigrants to N.Y. saw

A gift from France, where all immigrants were processed

A gift from Germany to indicate the United States friendship with them

Describe Immigrants from 1840-1885.

Many could speak English - easier time blending into U.S.

From Italy, Poland, Greece, China, & Japan

Most of them were elderly people

Which reason was NOT a challenge faced by immigrants in the cities?

Political corruption led by political machines using the votes of immigrnats

Housing shortage with many people crowded into cheaply built tenement buildings

Dishonest employers often taking advantage of immigrant workforce

Job opportunities caused movement in America. People moved from--

the rural countryside to the city

Why were many people anti-immigrant in the early 1900's?

They feared that immigrants would take jobs

They believed immigrants would improve the economy.

They did not want immigrants to change the government

They believed immigrants would damage the environment

Nativists in the 1920's had a particular dislike for

Catholics, Jews, & immigrants from southern & eastern Europe

mobsters & gangsters from Italy

What legislation is this cartoon referring to?

30 day waiting period for immigration

Deportation after completion of Transcontinental Railroad

The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” What is the main idea of the poem?

America welcomes all those who have suffered in other lands.

America is overpopulated with immigrants.

America is safe but will fight in many battles.

What is a theme of the poem "The New Colossus"?

America values welcoming immigrants with open arms.

Immigrants come to America mainly for safety concerns.

Immigrants forget their old customs when they come to America.

People who immigrate to new countries must work hard and have strong resilience.

Once in America, most new immigrants settled in what type of environment?

Ethnic neighborhoods and big cities

Which speaker is a Nativist?

A literacy Test as a requirement for immigration to the U.S. is reasonable. Great numbers of uneducated workers take jobs and good wages from our workers.

Requiring literacy tests is unfair. It will keep people out because they lacked the opportunity for an education.

Literacy is not an issue. The real purpose of this law is to discriminate against immigrants from certain parts of the world.

Which statement was made by a labor union member?

"Immigrants are taking jobs at low wages without regard for long hours and workers' safety. American workers must unite to end this unfair competition."

"Our nation has grown and prospered from the ideas of immigrants. The nation has been enriched by immigrants from different nations who brought new ideas and lifestyles, which have become part of American culture."

"United States industries are competing with established European manufacturers. To prosper, American industries need the vast supply of unskilled labor that is provided by immigrants."

"Immigrants arrive in American cities poor and frightened. They are helped to find jobs or housing, These newcomers should show their gratitude at voting time."

Which statement clearly expresses the melting pot theory?

"Our nation has grown and prospered from the ideas of immigrants. The nation has been enriched by immigrants from different nations who brought new ideas and lifestyles, which have become part of American culture."

"United States industries are competing with established European manufacturers. To prosper, American industries need the vast supply of unskilled labor that is provided by immigrants."

"Immigrants are taking jobs at low wages without regard for long hours and workers' safety. American workers must unite to end this unfair competition."

"Immigrants arrive in American cities poor and frightened. They are helped to find jobs or housing, These newcomers should show their gratitude at voting time."

Which statement was made by a politician?

"Immigrants arrive in American cities poor and frightened. They are helped to find jobs or housing, These newcomers should show their gratitude at voting time."

"Our nation has grown and prospered from the ideas of immigrants. The nation has been enriched by immigrants from different nations who brought new ideas and lifestyles, which have become part of American culture."

"United States industries are competing with established European manufacturers. To prosper, American industries need the vast supply of unskilled labor that is provided by immigrants."

"Immigrants are taking jobs at low wages without regard for long hours and workers' safety. American workers must unite to end this unfair competition."

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.

Promise of a better life

War or religious persecution

Religious Freedom

Better opportunities

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where did European immigrants enter when they came to America?

Ellis Island

Rhode Island

Alcatraz

Angel Island

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where did Asian immigrants arrive when they came to America?

Angel Island

Rhode Island

Ellis Island

Fools Island

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?

There owned all the businesses in California

They had a lot of money when they came to U.S.

They opened too many restaurants

They held onto their culture (language, food, clothing) & they thought they would take their jobs

Immigration pull factors are…

reasons people come to a new place

reasons people leave their homelands

reasons people begin working

reasons people stop working

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why were so few Chinese immigrants allowed to come to the United States?

Very few tried to come

The voyage was too far and expensive

There were no jobs available

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Chinese immigrants were mainly employed by companies in which industry?

auto building

skyscraper building

postage delivery

railroad building

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Immigration

Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.

Where did European immigrants enter when they came to America?

Where did Asian immigrants arrive when they came to America?

Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?

Immigration pull factors are…

Why were so few Chinese immigrants allowed to come to the United States?

Chinese immigrants were mainly employed by companies in which industry?

Immigrants came to America to escape

Nativists believed ..

Native born workers feared that jobs would go to Chinese immigrants , who would...

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