Immigration Quizizz #1

Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?

• Washington, D.C.
• Ellis Island
• Angel Island
• Baltimore

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

• The Populists were successful in preventing immigrants from buying farmland.

• Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.

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

• Most immigrants had lived in cities in their native countries.

What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into one American Culture?

• Salad Bowl

• Angel Food Cake

• Fish Bowl

• Melting Pot

Where is Ellis Island located?

• Pacific Ocean
• South of Florida
• New York City Harbor
• Washington D.C.

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

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

• They were looked upon as violent and discriminated against.

• They learned English and assimilated quickly into American culture.

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

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• Push Factors
• Pull Factors
• Falling Factors
• Jump Factors

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• Pull Factors
• Push Factors
• Jump Factors
• Falling Factors

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An organized anti-Jewish attack that happened mainly in Russia.

• Pogrom

• Anti-Semitism

• Pull Factor

• Push Factor

Where did most immigrants live? 

• Most lived in farming communities
• Most lived in the suburbs
• Most lived in big cities
• Most lived around lakes

Base your answer to the following question on the poem excerpt below and on your knowledge of social studies.

"Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "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!"

— Emma Lazarus, "The New Colossus," 1883

Which attitude about immigration is reflected in this poem, which is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty?

• People from all nations should be welcomed.

• Only educated immigrants should be allowed in

• Only those who pledge their allegiance to the Buffalo Bills should be provided the freedom of the United States

• Unskilled workers should not be allowed into the United States