Immigration

Match the immigrant group with one of the states they settled in

• Texas

• Norwegian

• North Dakota

• Chinese

• Wisconsin

• Mexican

• California

• Irish

• Massachusetts

• German

When did Chinese immigrants work on the Central Pacific Railroad?

• 1910s

• 1860s

• 1894

• 1882

Asian immigration increased after 1880

• True

• False

Match the immigrant group to the continent

• Southern Europe

• German

• Asia

• Italian

• North America

• Chinese

• Western Europe

• Canadian

The _______ _________ Act of 1882 prevented Chinese people from immigrations to the United States.

(a)   means relating to cities.

• Urban
• Rural

(a)   means relating to cities. ​ (b)   means relating to the country side.

• Urban
• Rural

Select all the things immigrants came to the United States for

• jobs

• opportunity

• to meet other immigrants

• to get away from famine

The Irish Famine was a ​ (a)   factor, causing people to leave their country in search of a better life. The Transconiental Railraod was a ​ (b)   ​ , causing immigrants to move to take advantage of the opportunity.

• pull
• push

How did Irish and Chinese immigrant experiences differ?

• Only the Chinese could not be citizens

• Only the irish worked railroads

• only the chinese faced discrimination

• only the irish faced hostility