History of Immigration

What was the main factor or push factor that brought immigrants to the US after 1880?

• Jobs

• Drought

• Civil War

• Food Shortages

True or False: Compared to earlier Immigrants, the newcomers to the US were less diverse.

• True

• False

What was the main entrance for European Immigrants to the US between 1890-1920?

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• El Paso

• Liberty Island

The _____________ was passed by Congress in 1921 to limit Immigration.

• Quota System

• Visa Requirements

• Open Door Policy

• Liberty Policy

Immigrants who left Asia (Japan/China) entered the US mainly through...

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• El Paso

• Liberty Island

What was the main factor for Jewish Immigration to the US from Eastern Europe between 1880-1920?

• Religious Persecution

• Famine and Starvation

• Flood and Natural Disasters

• Wars in Europe

What was the main factor for Mexican Immigration to the US between 1910 and 1920?

• Seeking Jobs

• Escaping violence from the Mexican Revolution

• Seeking Gold

• Escaping religious persecution

During the height of Immigration to the US in the late 1800s, what Country's immigrant group was banned entrance to the US for over 60 years?

• China

• Italy

• Russia

• Korea

Many from this Immigrant group worked in unskilled labor jobs during The Great Wave (1890-1920)

• Italians

• Chinese

• Eastern European Jews

• Irish

Most immigrants who arrived in the US by ship could only afford to stay in...

• Steerage

• First Class

• Business Class

• Captain's Cabin