Immigration & Urbanization Quiz

The entry point for immigrants into the USA in New York City.

• Immigrant Island

• Jekyll Island

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

Where did most immigrants live when they came to America?

• Trenton

• Tenements

• Subburbs

• Rural towns

Which group of immigrants poured into the US between 1890 and 1920?

• Scandinavians and Germans

• Irish, Spanish, and Italian

• English, Scottish, and Welsh

• Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe

From 1882 to 1892 what group of immigrants were prevented from entering the US, due to quotas?

• Irish Immigrants

• Western European Immigrants

• Eastern European Immigrants

• Chinese Immigrants

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 LESS diversity

• Wanted to live more simply

How was Angel Island different from Ellis Island?

• Main station for European immigrants

• Main station for Chinese immigrants

• Located on the EAST coast

• People were only there a few hours

What hardships were faced by immigrants entering America in the early 1900s?

• They became enslaved if they moved to the South.

• They were separated from their families because they could not afford to live together.

• They received low wages, labored in hazardous working conditions, and lived in overcrowded areas.

• They were unable to find other people from their homelands because of the small number of immigrants.

What challenge of urbanization and industrialization is demonstrated in this photo?

• unfair labor practices

• inner city overcrowding

• child labor exploitation

• racism and discrimination

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

• No other housing was avaliable

to enter and settle in a new country

• industry

• immigration

• mechanization

• urbanization