Coming to America: The Story of Immigration Quiz

Reread the third paragraph, and tell whether it is true or false that Norwegians joined other hard settlers in places like Minnesota and Wisconsin.

• True

• False

Which of these early settlers helped to build the first transcontinental railroad?

• Mexicans

• Chinese

• Vietnamese

• Ojibwe

Fill in the Blank: As early as 1700, about ________ languages could be heard in the streets of New York.

• Fourteen

• Thirteen

• Eighteen

• twelve

What year was the first transcontinental railroad finished?

• 1869

• 1885

• 1845

• 1900

Which city was NOT listed as a major port city in the first paragraph?

• New York

• Boston

• Baltimore

• Jacksonville

According to the first paragraph in the second passage, how many people came to the U.S.A between 1880 and 1920?

• 21 Million

• 27 Million

• 23 Million

• 31 Million

True or False: An immigrant is someone who has lived in the same area all their life.

• True

• False

Which of these is the biggest reason for people settling in the big cities?

• Jobs

• Food

• Water

• Electricity

True or False: Angel Island Immigration Center is in San Francisco Bay

• True

• False

Reread the Midwest Settlement Paragraph: Immigrants from which country did NOT settle in the Midwest?

• Germans

• Chinese

• Swedes

• Danes