Immigration/Internment Quiz

Which of the following is a pull factor that drew immigrants to settle in the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Religious Persecution

• War

• Lack of Democracy

• More Employment Opportunities

Which of the following is a push factor that drew immigrants away from their native country to the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• land shortages

• promise of a better life

• free land

• liberty

Immigrants from Europe came here first.  They were taken by ferry boat here.

• Angel Island
• Ellis Island

The first stop for immigrants from China.

• Ellis Island
• Angel Island

What was Ellis Island?

• An amusement park
• An immigration center in New Jersey
• An immigration center in New York
• The first capital of the United States

Jane Addams started a _____________________________ in Chicago to help the poor.

• hospital

• assimilation program

• hotel

• settlement house

This group of people was against immigration.

• patriots

• railroad barons

• nativists

• company owners

Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?

• There owned all the businesses in California

• They had a lot of money when they came to U.S.

• They opened too many restaurants

• they thought they would take their jobs

Why were so few Chinese immigrants allowed to come to the United States?

• Very few tried to come
• The voyage was too far and expensive
• There were no jobs available
• The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

What were some of the countries that many New Immigrants came from?

• Italy, Greece, and Russia

• Mexico, Guatemala, and Canada

• France, England, and Greenland

• Australia, South Africa, and Spain