2023 USII 4b Immigration Quiz

Who is represented in this political cartoon?

• Owner of a specialized industry

• A congressman opposed to immigration

• a participant in a political machine

• a builder of a tenement

Many former enslaved African Americans moved west because of a desire for-

• a reunion with family members

• a new beginning

• employment in factories

• military ranking

Which law limited the number of immigrants entering America each year?

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• 14th Amendment

• Ellis Island Reform

• Homestead Act

A student is reading the biography pictured here. She is learning about--

• specialized industries located in the east

• settlement houses to help immigrants

• the building of the transcontinental railroad

• mechanical uses of electricity

Desire for religious freedom was one reason why-

• immigration to America increased

• political machines gained power

• manufacturing areas grew near centers of population

• conflicts developed between cultural groups

Which organization did Jane Addams found?

• Hull House

• Pittsburgh Public Library

• American Red Cross

• The Chicago Stockyards

Which immigrant group faced discrimination, despite its contribution to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Italian

• Polish

• Chinese

• Jewish

Answer explanation

Remember the video...over 10,000 Chinese workers built the Railroad.

What is a tenement?

• Poor area of a city

• Run-down apartment building

• community center

• settlement house

Answer explanation

Remember the picture of the 7 people sleeping in the kitchen.

Several factors led to overcrowded tenemets and ghettos EXCEPT-

• political machines

• an increase in immigration

• rapid industrialization

• overpopulation in cities

Political machines gained power by focusing on the needs of-

• American Indians

• women

• children

• immigrants