Chapter 20 sec. 1 Social Studies Skills Q&A

Primary Source

Autobiography

An Immigrant Story

1. Under the heading “An Immigrant Story” complete the following passage. 

Mary Antin and her family were ____. They moved from _____ to Boston in the 1890’s to find _____ freedom. Here , Antin writes about their _______. 

• Jealous, Russia, religious, journey

• Jewish, Russia, journey religious

• journey, Jewish, Russia, religious,

• Jewish, Russia, religious, journey

Primary Source 

Autobiography 

An Immigrant’s Story 

What does “brooding'' mean in the passage?

• rejoicing

• suffering

• dancing

• worrying

Primary Source 

Autobiography 

An Immigrant’s Story 

What does “coveted'' mean in the passage?

• wished for

• suffering

• dancing

• worrying

Primary Source 

Autobiography 

An Immigrant’s Story 

How long did it take the immigrants to leave Polotzk in Russia and arrive in the United States.

• 16 days

• 6 days

• 6 weeks

• 16 weeks

Primary Source 

Autobiography 

An Immigrant’s Story 

How long did it take the immigrants to arrive in the United States after they boarded the ship to take them there.?

• 16 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 6 days

• 16 days

Primary Source 

Autobiography 

An Immigrant’s Story 

According to Mary Antin, where was the "Promise Land?"

• The United States

• Russia

• Polotzk

• Boston

Shifting Patterns 

of Immigration 

1. What percentage of immigrants that came to America between 1840 - 1860 came from northern and western Europe?

• 31%

• 93%

• 61%

• 3%

Shifting Patterns 

of Immigration 

1. What percentage of immigrants that came to America between 1880 - 1900 came from eastern and southern Europe?

• 6%

• 93%

• 61%

• 31%

1. Shifting Patterns 

   of Immigration 

2. What was the percentage decrease of immigrants from northern and western Europe from 1840 to 1900?

• 93% decrease

• 32% decrease

• 61% decrease

• 31% decrease

LINKING TO TODAY

1. Today more than ___ million people in the United States are of ____ origin. They account for nearly ___ percent of the U.S. population---or about 1 in ___ Americans. Asian Americans trace their roots to various countries, including China, India and the ___, and like this family, Vietnam. Most Asian Americans live in the _____. _______ has by far the largest Asian American population of any ______.

• 12, Asian, 5, 20, Philippines, Wet, California, state

• 120, Asian, 5, 20, Philippines, West, California, state

• 12, Asian, 5, 20, Philippines, West, California, state

• 12, Asian, 5, 20, Philadelphia, West, California, state