Immigration

Immigration

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Allison Greene

Social Studies

8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did immigrants from Europe enter the United States?

Riker's Island

Angel Island

Governor's Island

Ellis Island

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did immigrants from Asia enter the United States?

Ellis Island

Governor's Island

Riker's Island

Angel Island

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did the majority of "new" immigrants from the late 1800s come from?

eastern and southern Europe

eastern and southern Asia

northern parts of Africa

Mexico and Central America

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was banned under the Exclusion Act of 1882?

Italians

Russians

Japanese

Chinese

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one example of assimilation?

Immigrants changed their names during processing at Ellis Island

Immigrants brought new foods, like spaghetti and bagels

Immigrants settled in neighborhoods with other people from their homeland

Immigrants learned to speak English

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the airless room below deck on a ship, where most immigrants stayed when traveling to the U.S.?

steerage

port

starboard

stern

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was a pull factor that encouraged people to immigrate to the United States?

religious persecution

factory jobs

political unrest

overcrowding

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