13.1 Immigration

Which of the following is NOT a reason that immigrants came to the U.S. in the late 1800s?

• Plentiful jobs in American factories

• Friends and family had come to the U.S.

• Promise of quick success in the U.S. with very little work

• Leaving behind poverty and problems

Which of these is a PUSH factor for US immigration?

• wanting to live near family

• fleeing religious persecution

• hoping to start over in a new place

• attracted by jobs/higher wages

Which of these is a PULL factor for US immigration?

• wanting to live near family

• fleeing religious persecution

• avoiding war and forced military service

• escaping poverty

Which best describes the process of going through Ellis Island?

• Quick, easy and relatively painless

• Long, sometimes difficult and confusing

• Almost impossible since hardly anyone got in

What was the name of the group that tried to prevent all immigrants from migrating to the United States?

• Republicans

• Democrats

• Nativists

• Free Soil party

What concept does this image refer to?

• political machines

• nativism

• labor unions

• graft

Refusal to hire Catholic immigrants is an example of...

• naturalism

• nativism

• laissez-faire

• a gentleman's agreement

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 do?

• Increased the number of Chinese immigrants

• Blocked Chinese immigrants from entering the U.S. & stopped those here from becoming citizens

• Prohibited Chinese immigrants from leaving the U.S.

• Prohibited any immigrants from entering the U.S.