Unit 4 Quiz Review

Why is Ellis Island important in American History?

• It was the area where poor immigrants we given free land in America.

• It was the location where many European immigrants first arrived in America.

Put a check next to all of the TRUE statements below made about immigration in the United States in the early 19th century.

• All immigration to the U.S. stopped after 1900 due to discrimination

• Most immigrants in the early 20th century came from South America.

• Many European immigrants in the early 20th century settled in large eastern cities.

Why did some Americans disagree with allowing immigrants into the U.S.?

• Unsafe & overcrowded cities

• Had to spend more tax money

• Too many people who do not speak English

• Competition for Jobs

• All of the above

Negative opinions stated as facts about a group of people with shared characteristics is called...

• Discrimination

• Exclusion

• Prejudice

• Obnoxious

Discrimination can be best explained as

• expressing bad opinions as facts on a group of people.

• treating a group of people with a shared commonality unfairly.

Why was discriminating against immigrants a mistake?

• Many were hardworking and able to become successful over time

• They filled up the cities and brought "life" into once "dead" streets

Put a check next to all of the things that immigrants would have to go through upon arriving at Ellis Island

• have their passports stamped

• asked many questions

• exchange their currency

• checked for diseases

America is a country primarily built up by immigrants.

• True

• False

Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty are located in what city.

Which of the following groups of people were not immigrants?

• Africans

• The Cherokee (Native American tribe)

• Chinese

• Europeans