USA: Land of Immigration

When does the history of immigration begin?

• 15th century

• 16th century

• 14th century

• 200 B.C

Why was the indigenous population almost wiped out? 

• wars

• expulsion

• desease

• interracial marriage

Who arrived in Virginia in 1619?

What was banned in 1808? 

From which country in Asia do most immigrants arrive?

How many immigrants were living in the US in 1920? 

• 13 mil.

• 14 mil.

• 15 mil.

• 16 mil.

What was the function of the Emergency Quota Act and the Immigration Act?

• to improve the immigrants lives

• to regulate immigration

• to restrict immigration

• to exclude immigrants from Asia

What were the reasons for the following isolation? 

• pandemic crisis

• Great Depression

• World War II

• World War I

On which issue does today’s political debate focus on?