Industry and Immigration (1865-1914) Quiz

What were "new" immigrants?

• Immigrants from Northern and Western Europe

• Immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe

• Immigrants from Africa

• Immigrants from Latin America

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

What is steerage?

• The top deck of a ship

• The middle class accommodations on a ship

• The lower deck of a ship where many immigrants traveled in cramped conditions

• A private cabin for wealthy passengers

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which immigration station processed most European immigrants arriving in the U.S. between 1892 and 1954?

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• Steerage

• Americanization Office

Angel Island served as the immigration station for which group?

• European immigrants

• Canadian immigrants

• Asian immigrants

• South American immigrants

The Americanization movement aimed to:

• Deport immigrants back to their home countries

• Teach immigrants English and promote assimilation into American culture

• Preserve immigrant cultural traditions

• Encourage immigrants to establish separate communities

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What was nativism?

• The promotion of immigrant labor rights

• A policy favoring native-born Americans over immigrants

• The practice of accepting all immigrants without restrictions

• A movement to preserve Native American lands

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

Which group primarily faced immigration restrictions due to the Chinese Exclusion Act?

• European immigrants

• Chinese laborers

• African immigrants

• Irish immigrants

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why did many new immigrants settle in urban areas?

• They preferred rural living

• They wanted to return to their home countries

• Urban areas offered jobs and ethnic communities

• They were forced to live in urban ghettos by law

Many immigrants traveled in cramped and unsanitary conditions in the __________, the lower deck of the ship.

• steerage

• cabin

• bridge

• galley

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The movement that encouraged immigrants to assimilate into American culture was called __________.

• Americanization

• Industrialization

• Urbanization

• Colonization