Immigrants and Urbanization (Ch. 7)

Ellis Island, the chief immigration station in the U.S. from 1892 to 1924, processed mostly Asian Immigrants.

• True

• False

Immigrants processed at Angel Island faced extensive medical exams and harsh questioning that could last weeks or months.

• True

• False

New immigrants arriving on the East Coast gained admission at Angel Island.

• True

• False

After 1890, Most European immigrants coming to America were from Southern and Eastern Europe.

• True

• False

As cities became more populated, they faced issues like high railroad prices and labor shortages.

• True

• False

Nativism is favoritism toward native-born Americans.

• True

• False

European immigrants came to the U.S. because of….

• a. scarcity of farmland and industrial jobs in Europe

• b. reform, revolt and political upheaval in Europe.

• c. pogroms in Russia

• d. all to the above

The main goal of the Americanization movement was to…

• a. limit the number of immigrants entering the country.

• b. assimilate people of various cultures into American culture.

• c. improve the living conditions in America's largest cities.

• d. encourage people to move from the country to the city

The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to…

• a. decrease Chinese immigration.

• b. create segregated classrooms.

• c. settle a disagreement between China and the United States.

• d. stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the United States.

Which of the following is true of the Gentlemen's Agreement?

• a. It decreased Japanese immigration.

• b. It resulted in segregated classrooms.

• c. It caused anti-American rioting in Japan.

• d. It prohibited aliens from working in industrial jobs