Immigration

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

• Building the Transcontinental Railroad

• Work in New York factories

• Contributions to the steel industry

• Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

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

In late nineteenth century America, recent immigrants made up a large portion of the population of big cities, such as New York and San Francisco. Which of the following best describes why immigrants in these cities established their own separate neighborhoods, such as New York's Little Italy and San Francisco's Chinatown?

• They did so in order to ensure that they were able to receive high wages and benefits for factory work.

• They did so in order to establish their own political parties that could influence both local and state government.

• They did so in order to continue practicing the traditions that they brought over from their home countries.

• They did so in order to build and open their own factories that could compete with others in the city.

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

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

Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?

• Melting Pot
• Birds of Passage
• Nativism
• All of the above

Discriminating against people not born in the US is an example of..

• Racism

• Genocide

• Ageism

• Nativism

Where did most immigrants during the Gilded Age come from?

• Northern Europe
• Eastern and Northern Europe
• Southern and Eastern Europe
• Central Europe

What is the main reason that the U.S. government encouraged immigration during this time?

• our lack of farmers

• for factory workers

• to build our army

• to add more teachers

Which term describes the mixture of cultures we have here in the United States?

• Nativism

• Melting Pot

• Gilded Age

• Social Darwinism

Why did anti-immigration feelings develop during the Gilded Age?

• most immigrants were richer & better educated than native-born citizens.

• immigrants were running for political office.

• immigrants competed with native-born citizens for jobs

• the government's social programs were too expensive.