The Immigrant Experience (USHA)

Immigrants were faced with enormous challenges, such as learning a new language and looking for places to work and live.

• true

• false

A group’s shared beliefs, values, and ways of life.

• nativism

• enclave

• tenement

• culture

A distinct group that lives or works together within a larger community.

• ghetto

• guild

• tenement

• enclave

A large building with many apartments for rent that is usually in a poorer part of a city.

• tenement

• enclave

• establishment

• corporation

Most immigrants moved to cities to work in challenging jobs such as ones in mills, factories, and assembly plants.

• true

• false

Enclave neighborhoods helped immigrants adjust to America.

• true

• false

By 1900, ______ of the population of New York lived in tenement housing.

• one-fourth

• three-fourths

• one-half

• two-thirds

Which of the following was a problem in tenement buildings?

check all that apply

• lack of natural light

• no fresh air

• poor ventilation

• no indoor plumbing

Immigrants were often excluded from jobs, housing, and educational opportunities.

• true

• false

Nativism is the belief that immigrants are inferior to established Americans.

• true

• false