Immigration

Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?

• Washington, D.C.

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Baltimore

What group of immigrants were arriving in large numbers on the West Coast in the middle to late 1800's?

• Greek
• Chinese
• British
• French

In general, why did most people immigrate to the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th Century?

• Escape difficult conditions

• A better life

• religious persecution

• all of the above

What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into Americans?

• Mixing Bowl
• Angel Food Cake
• Fish Tank
• Melting Pot

Which term  is the name of a restriction on immigration passed by Congress?

• Melting Pot Act
• Nativism Act  of 1902
• Chinese Exclusion Act
• None of the above

All of the following are challenges immigrants face except

• clothing
• jobs
• language
• prejudice

Most immigrants traveled

• first class
• second class
• steerage
• fourth class

Immigrants had to pass a ___ inspection

• literature
• social studies
• health
• naturalization

Each immigrant had to answer ___ questions

• 22
• 29
• 19
• 9

All of the following are ways that immigrant groups dealt with discrimination except

• maintaining a strong support group
• Living in communities with immigrants of the same ethnicity
• Their children adapted to the new environment
• taking jobs of native born citizens