Immigration Quiz

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was primarily a response to

• increased U.S. presence in China

• competition for jobs on the West Coast

• rapid population growth in th Northeast

• China's actions during the Boxer Rebellion

the first and only major federal legislation to explicitly suspend immigration for a specific nationality

• Ban on Irish

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Italian segregation act

a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants

• Immigrant

• migrant worker

• Nativist

• Capitalist

Something that attracts people to a place or activity.

• push factor

• pull factor

Something that causes people to want to leave a place or situation

• push factor

• pull factor

What is the rapid growth of cities called?

• Moving
• colonization
• inflation
• urbanization

Why were railroads so important during this time?

• they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
• they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
• people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city

What was Ellis Island?

• An amusement park

• A vacation spot

• An immigration center in New York

• The first capital of the United States

Which is a reason people came to America?

• Baseball
• Colleges
• Job opportunities
• Vacation

War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......

• Pull Factors
• Push Factors
• Jump Factors
• Falling Factors