History of US Immigration

When did the 1st English settlers establish colonies in North America?

• in the beginning of the 16th century

• at the end of the 16th century

• in the beginning of the 17th century

• at the end of the 17th century

Who were the 1st English settlers in New England?

• Catholics

• Puritans

• criminals

• fugitives of the English civil war

Why did Irish start to emigrate to North America in the 1840's and 1850s?

• because of the Potato Famine

• because they supported Napoleon and had to flee

• because British didn't tolerate Catholics in the Ireland

• because their rebellion was defeated

Who built the transcontinental railroad?

• Germans

• Irish

• Jews

• Chinese

When was the first federal law restricting free immigration the the US accepted?

• at the end of the 19th century

• in the beginning of the 20th century

• in the middle of the 20th century

• at the end of the 20th century

Who were the "New Immigrants"?

• Eastern-Europeans

• Slavs

• poor peasants

• rebels after 1848

What was the Ellis Island?

• primary port of entry for millions of immigrants

• were Italians settled, it was also called "Little Italy"

• the poorer part of Chicago

• it was the collective name of industrial cities where New Immigrants settled

Why did the proportion of whites begin slowly to decline after the World War II?

• because mostly whites were killed in the World War II

• because a lot of immigrants from Africa arrived

• because immigration from Europe was severely limited

• because whites traveled back to Europe after WWII

When did Americans started the first federal operation to capture illegal immigrants from Mexico?

• 1950's

• 1960's

• 1970's

• 1980's

Which is currently the 2nd largest group in the US?

• blacks

• Hispanics

• Asians

• Native Americans