Immigration

Immigrants came to the United States to ___________ (read all choices).

• have freedom of religion

• find jobs

• have a better life

• all of the above

Asian immigrants came through which immigration station?

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• Immigration Island

• Dolphin Island

European immigrants came through which immigration station?

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• Immigration Island

• Dolphin Island

Where did most European immigrants settle when they arrived in America?

• Canada

• the South

• in the cities of the Northeast and Midwest

• the West

True or False: Most immigrants established close-knit communities when they arrived in America so they could share the same culture and language.

• True

• False

The United States had many factory jobs available at the turn of the century. Was this a pull or push factor for any immigrants?

• pull

• push

What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into Americans?

• Mixing Bowl
• Angel Food Cake
• Fish Tank
• Melting Pot

During the period from 1880 to 1910, why did the majority of immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas in the North?

• The Populists were successful in preventing immigrants from buying farmland.
• Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.
• Labor unions gave financial help to immigrants willing to work in the factories.
• Most immigrants had lived in cities in their native countries.

In late nineteenth century America, recent immigrants made up a large portion of the population of big cities, such as New York and San Francisco. Which of the following best describes why immigrants in these cities established their own separate neighborhoods, such as New York's Little Italy and San Francisco's Chinatown?

• They did so in order to ensure that they were able to receive high wages and benefits for factory work.
• They did so in order to establish their own political parties that could influence both local and state government.
• They did so in order to continue practicing the traditions that they brought over from their home countries.
• They did so in order to build and open their own factories that could compete with others in the city.

Which of the following caused the most prejudice against new immigrants in the United States during the late nineteenth century?

• Americans believed that immigrants were transient and would hurt the communities when they moved on again.
• The United States had tense relations with many of the nations from which the immigrants came.
• Heavy immigration caused overcrowding in rural areas and a rise in the price of cropland.
• Americans feared that immigrants would refuse to assimilate into American culture.