Chapter 10 A Nation of Immigrants

What cultural characteristics did members of the close-knit communities established by German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and other immigrant groups usually share?

• customs

• food

• religion

• cars

• language

On _______________, more than 90% of immigrants were allowed entry.

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• both islands

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Immigration officers asked immigrants why they had come, where they planned to live, and what they planned do on ____________________.

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• both islands

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Many Asian immigrants came to ___________________.

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• both islands

__________________ were large immigration stations.

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• Both islands

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On ___________________, between 11 and 30 percent of all immigrants were sent back to homelands.

• Angel Island

• Ellis island

• both islands

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Many European immigrants came to ____________________.

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• both islands

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Why did immigrants establish close-knit communities?

• They wanted to get away from people who shared their culture.

• They wanted to live around people who shared their culture.

What did most immigrants come to the United States hoping for? (Choose 3)

• better opportunities

• religious freedom

• modern technology

• government jobs

• fair government

Why were some Chinese immigrants called “Paper Sons” or “Paper Daughters”?

• They made a lot of money working in the United States that they sent back to China.

• They received letters from doctors after medical exams saying they could enter the United States.

• They lived in cultural neighborhoods, and their neighbors were like family members.

• They brought fake documents to meet the requirements of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

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