8ABC3 Immigration Quiz

What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Did NOT want religious freedom.

• Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)

• Wanted to live more simply

Why did immigrants often live in neighborhoods with others from their homelands?

• It was illegal to live anywhere else.

• They didn't want to be in the US.

• It made their adjustment to their new life easier.

What problems did immigrants face in the US?

• They were given the hardest jobs for the lowest wages.

• They faced prejudice and discrimination

• They had trouble learning the language.

• All of the above.

Which countries did the NEW Immigrants mostly come from?

• America, Mexico, Canada

• Italy, Greece, Russia, Austria-Hungary, Poland

• Denmark, Sweden, Great Britain, Ireland

Immigrants who came in from Europe first entered America through

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Ilsa Island

All of the following are challenges immigrants face except

• Clothing

• Language

• Jobs

• Prejudice

Where did most of the new immigrants settle?

• Cities

• Mountains

• Farmlands

All of the following were examples of jobs immigrants had except

• garment factory workers

• meatpacking factory workers

• steel mill workers

• cops

Arrived AFTER 1890

• Old Immigrant

• New Immigrant

Mostly from Britain, Germany, Sweden, Ireland

• Old Immigrants

• New Immigrants