Unit 5 Topic 2

What factors most likely contributed to the shift in the increase of the US population? Select TWO correct answers.

• economic hardships in European countires

• Americans welcoming immigrants into the US

• immigrants seeking jobs and a better life in the US

• laws written to protect immigrants to the US

• clean and affordable housing in urban areas

How did many Native Born Americans feel about immigrants? Select TWO correct answers.

• American businessmen offered to pay immigrants more to work.

• They were suspicious because immigrants had different customs.

• They welcomed them when they realized they were the same religion.

• Citizens worried immigrants would take their available jobs.

• American workers welcomed the new people to their cities.

Most native born Americans of the late 1800s would most likely have supported __________.

• the hiring of immigrants by factory owners.

• loans given to start small businesses.

• the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

• the Catholic religion being the main religion in urban areas.

What were main pull factors for Asian immigration in the 1800s? Select TWO correct answers.

• To gain wealth in the Gold Rush

• To work in Utah iron mines.

• To work in port cities on the Gulf Coast.

• To earn money by building canals.

• To work on the railroads in the West.

Which accurately describes the two immigration centers in the US in the 1800s?

• Ellis Island received European immigrants and Angel Island received Asian immigrants.

• The majority of both Angel and Ellis Island immigrants came from Europe.

• Both Angel and Ellis Island were located on the East Coast of the US.

• Ellis Island closed after only a few months so Angel Island received all immgrants.

What was the experience of immigrants entering Ellis Island in the 1800s?

• Immigrants found the conditions were too harsh and most decided to stay on the ships and travel back to their homelands.

• Immigrants were treated very well and given transportation to newly built neighborhoods after their journey.

• Immigrants were hopeful, but some could not stay if they did not pass the medical exams and were sent back.

• Immigrants experienced an easy journey and an even easier entry once they came to Ellis Island.

Using your knowledge of social studies, what did immigrants typically experience upon arriving at Angel Island in the 1900s? Select TWO correct answers.

• Immigrants were forced to join the army.

• Immigrants were evaluated for medical issues.

• They were given large areas of farmland.

• They were quickly shuffled to their new neighborhoods.

• They were forced to wait weeks before entering the US.

How did Jane Addams help to improve the lives of immigrants?

• She traveled around the United States and established the Red Cross.

• She worked in Washington DC to help create laws that established the US library system.

• She worked to pass child labor laws and established educational and employment services.

• She convinced the president to build parks in cities.