Immigration

Millions of immigrants came to the United States to ..

• get better health insurance

• escape political and religious persecution

• ride on the transcontinental railroad

• live in tenement buildings

The "old" immigrants mostly came from..

• Northern and Western Europe

• Southern and Eastern Europe

• Asia

• Africa

The "New" immigrants mostly came from

• Northern and Western Europe

• Southern and Eastern Europe

• France

• Iran

Jobs, cheap land, and freedom of religion are all ...

• industrial factors

• push factors

• urban factors

• pull factors

Scarce land, revolution, and religious persecution are all ..

• industrial factors

• push factors

• urban factors

• pull factors

Problems faced by immigrants included

• learning a new language

• adjusting to American culture

• anti-immigrant feelings towards them

• All of the above

Most of the "new" immigrants traveled to America...

• in the steerage of a ship

• in luxury cabins of a ship

• by airplane

• by train

First law that barred a nationality from immigrating to the U.S.

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

Immigrants from Europe arrived at ______________ Island near New York City.

• Ellis

• Angel

• Devil

• Stanton

Immigrants from Asia arrived at ______________ Island near San Francisco.

• Ellis

• Angel

• Devil

• Stanton