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

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 does it mean to migrate?

• To move from one place to another
• To sleep all winter
• To hunt for food
• To change houses

Based on the information in this graph, why did immigration increase rapidly between 1895 and 1905?

• Railroad construction created jobs for immigrants.
  
• Cheap land prices in the West attracted immigrant farmers.
  
• Industrial growth provided factory jobs for immigrants.
  
• World War I caused immigrants to flee Europe.
  

During the 1800s, Irish immigrants faced discrimination mainly because of their

• Religious beliefs
  
• Upper-class backgrounds
  
• Conservative political views
  
• Reluctance to learn the English language
  

The quota system, established as part of United States’ immigration policy in the 1920s, was mainly designed to

• Limit the number of immigrants from certain nations
  
• Increase the total number of immigrants
  
• Allow an equal number of immigrants from every country
  
• Attract skilled workers and business investors
  

What is a refugee?

• people who flee their country because of war, oppression, famine...

• people who travel to exotic places

• people who return to their country

• people who visit other countries

Which is an example of a PULL factor? 

• Promise of freedoms and hope for a better life
• Lack of jobs
• Poverty and hardships