Lessons 11.1, 11.2, & 11.3 Quiz

Which is a pull factor that brought European immigration to the US?

• industrial jobs

• land scarcity

• political unrest

• religious persecution

What monument symbolized hope and freedom for immigrants?

• Washington Monument

• Statue of Liberty

• St. Louis Arch

• Mt. Rushmore

Speaking a blend of English and another language is an example of _____________.

• alienation

• alliteration

• assimilation

• acculturation

Why did the US government bar (restrict) many Chinese immigrants from entering the country?

• Chinese immigrants had better job opportunities in China

• nativist support for immigration

• growing anti-Chinese sentiment

• the government did not bar Chinese immigration

Concern over cultural differences leading to more restrictive immigration laws is an example of the role _____________ played in federal policy.

• nativism

• desegregation

• assimilation

• inclusion

What role did class play in urban neighborhoods?

• some urban neighborhoods were divided by race

• many urban neighborhoods were divided based on wealth

• some urban neighborhoods were divided by religion

• many urban neighborhoods were divided by language

Community centers that offered services to the poor were called ______________.

• orphanages

• warming shelters

• settlement houses

• Freedmen's School

Look at the flowchart. Based on your reading, which statement best completes the flowchart?

• Many Chinese laborers finished their work and went back home.

• Many chinese immigrants began adopting American traditions.

• Congress passed laws to punish violence against Chinese immigrants.

• Congress passed an act preventing Chinese laborers from entering the country.

Which statement best explains the population growth in the five cities shown on the graph between 1870 and 1920?

• Many urban industrial jobs were available in the Midwest and East regions.

• Profits from the Gold Rush encouraged the growth of cities on the West Coast.

• African Americans sought a better life in the South.

• Many people migrated to the Midwest to become farmers.

Which population or economic trend MOST directly led to the building of skyscrapers?

• the growth of suburbs

• job opportunities in rural areas

• migration west due to the Homestead Act

• increased migration to urban areas