Immigration Review

Political equality, religious freedom, and economic growth are examples of what?

• Factors pushing people out of the U.S.
• Factors pushing people out of their home countries
• Consequences of people leaving their home countries
• Factors pulling people to the U.S.

How were "new" immigrants different than "old" immigrants?

• New immigrants were more accepted
• New immigrants settled in southern states and became farmers
• New immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe
• New immigrants came for a short time to make money

Immigration from what nation was limited because of the "Gentlemen's Agreement"?

• China
• Japan
• Polan
• Russia

Why did the number of Chinese immigrants decrease?

• The U.S. passed laws that limited the number if immigrants allowed to come to the U.S.
• Chinese leaders isolated the nation from the outside world
• Chinese immigrants didn't want to start another Civil War
• The U.S. government ended all immigration

What  attracted European immigrants in the early 1900's?

• Poverty
• Job opportunities
• Racial Discrimination
• War

How did the quota system discriminate against new immigrants?

• It forced immigrants to speak English
• It limited the number of immigrants that were allowed to enter the U.S.
• It prevented immigrants from getting jobs with the U.S. government
• It forced all immigrants to become Protestants

Why were many people anti-immigrant in the early 1900's?

• They believed immigrants would improve the economy.
• They did not want immigrants to change the government
• They believed immigrants would damage the environment
• They feared that immigrants would take jobs

What is a pull factor?

• An unpleasant force which acts to drive people away from a place.

• A force that draws people to a new location.

• The action or influence of people, groups, or things on one another.

• Unwilling to grant equality, freedom, or other social rights.

What is a push factor?

• An unpleasant force which acts to drive people away from a place

• A force that draws people to a new location

• The action or influence of people, groups, or things on one another

• Unwilling to grant equality, freedom, or other social rights

Choose two pull factors for immigrants coming through Ellis Island:

• Jobs in Ameria

• World Wars

• Poverty

• Economic opportunity