Gallopade Chapter 5

How did most immigrants get to the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• by airplane

• by train

• by boat

• by foot

Why did immigrants establish close-knit communities?

• They wanted to get away from people who shared their culture.

• They wanted to live around people who shared their culture.

Chinese and Irish immigrants worked _________________ on opposite sides of the country.

• at Ellis and Angel Islands

• laying railroad tracks

• to end discrimination against immigrants

Chinese and Irish immigrants met in Utah to complete _____________________.

• an immigration station

• a cultural neighborhood

• a transcontinental railroad

Why were some Chinese immigrants called "Paper Sons" or "Paper Daughters"?

• They lived in cultural neighborhoods, and their neighbors were like family members.

• They made a lot of money working in the United States that they sent back to China.

• They received letters from doctors after medical exams saying they could enter the United States.

• They brought fake documents to meet the requirements of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

What did most immigrants come to the United States hoping for? Choose 3

• better opportunities

• religious freedom

• government jobs

• fair government

• to become soldiers

What cultural characteristics did members of the close-knit communities established by German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and other immigrant groups usually share? Choose 4

• cars

• food

• religion

• language

• customs

Angel Island and Ellis Island both had the following: Choose 2

• large immigration station

• many Asian immigrants came here

• many European immigrants come here

• immigration officers asked immigrants why they had come, where they planned to live, and what they planned to do.

This immigration station was large, had many European immigrants, had officers that asked many questions, and allowed more that 90% entry.

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

This immigration station was large, had officers that asked many questions, had many Asian immigrants, and had between 11 and 30 percent sent back to their homeland.

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island