Immigration

Why were the immigrants to the US from the 1890's to the 1920's considered "new immigrants?"

• they came temporarily and returned to home countries

• They shared a similar cuture to the old immigrants

• They came from different areas than the old immigrants

• They were young

Which of the following would be said by a nativist?

• Immigrants are better workers

  
  

• Immigrants are highly skilled workers

• Immigrants learn quickly to assimilate to American culture

• Immigrants take jobs from "real" Americans

Immigrants arriving on the East coast stopped at this immigration center...

• Liberty Island

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Midway Island

Since many immigrants were poor when they left their country, they traveled to America

• in the steerage section of the boat

  
  

• on a flying, realistic tiger

• in first class

  
  

• on a low fare, steerage section of an airplane

  
  

What does it mean to assimilate to American culture?

• keep native traditions only and speak native language

  
  

• give up native language, learn English, and American culture

  
  

• do not learn English but accept American culture

  
  

• stay in ethnic communities to keep only traditional customs

  
  

The pogroms, war, and lack of jobs in European countries are examples of....

• pull factors

  
  

• assimilation

  
  

• push factors

  
  

• nativism

  
  

An example of a pull factor is

• available factory jobs in US

  
  

• pogroms in Russia

  
  

• little social mobility in native countries

  
  

• all answers correct

  
  

Nativist feelings led to the passing of these laws

• Sherman Anti-Trust Act

  
  

• The Tenement House Act

  
  

• The Interstate Commerce Act

  
  

• Both the Quota Acts and the Chinese Exclusion Act

  
  

Immigrants from Asia, arriving on the West Coast of the US most likely arrived at

• Angel Island

  
  

• Ellis Island

  
  

• Castle Garden

  
  

• Los Angeles

  
  

The following cartoon suggests that Chinese Immigrants

• Are really lazy

  
  

• Were political radicals

  
  

• Take jobs from "Old immigrants" and real Americans

  
  

• Were the largest group of "New immigrants"