Basic US: Unit 5

Between 1860-1910, majority of new immigrants to the US arrived from all of the following except:

• China

• Eastern Europe

• Southern Europe

• South America

Which is not an example of why immigrants came to the US?

• Better life

• Wanted to escape difficult conditions

• Make money and then return home

• Spy on the US government for future attacks

Which is the processing center for immigrants arriving from Europe?

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Alcatraz Island

• Liberty Island

Which is true about Angel Island?

• Processing center primarily for Asians entering the US

• Located off the coast of Texas

• Easier process than Ellis Island

• Over 2 million Chinese immigrated through Angel Island between 1910-1940

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act do?

• Banned the entry of Chinese immigrants into the US

• Encouraged the mass migration of Chinese immigrants into American cities

• Increased citizenship rights to Chinese immigrants

• Banned Chinese from attending schools or working in Chicago, Illinois

People that preferred native-born Americans and a limitation to immigration were called:

• Nativists

• Tenets

• Enclaves

• Machines

What is the Melting Pot Theory?

• Blending of immigrant cultures to create a unique American identity

• Immigrants retain their cultural characteristics while coexisting in society

• The complete abandoning of immigrant culture and customs to learn American culture

• Immigrants disavowing all of American culture to favor their own

Which is a service that Settlement House organizations provided to urban poor and immigrants?

• Education

• Job Placement

• English-as-a-Second-Language

• All Choices

These were dark and filthy multi-family apartments located in major cities:

• Tenements

• Settlements

• Enclave

• Social Gospels

Which is NOT true about Political Machines?

• Informal political groups designed to keep power in cities

• William "Boss" Tweed led corrupt Tammany Hall Political Machine

• Provide services in exchange for votes and money

• Anti-Immigrant, supporting only Nativist residents and political candidates