Immigration and Urbanization Quiz Prep

What was Hull House?

• A type of tenement building in New York

• A political machine in Boston

• A community center for immigrants founded by Jane Addams in Chicago

• A processing point for immigrants on the West Coast

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 do?

• Established a processing point for Chinese immigrants on the East Coast

• Provided citizenship to Chinese immigrants

• Strictly limited the number of Chinese workers entering the United States

• Encouraged Chinese workers to settle in the United States

Which poem is associated with the Statue of Liberty?

• "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman

• "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

• "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost

• "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus

What is nativism?

• A method of mechanization in agriculture

• A movement to promote urbanization

• A type of political machine

• A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones

Which is a push factor of immigration?

• land of opportunity

• religious freedom

• oppressive governments

• adventure

Who was Boss Tweed?

• A proponent of the Chinese Exclusion Act

• A poet who wrote about the Statue of Liberty

• The founder of Hull House

• Leader of New York City's infamous political machine, Tammany Hall

The process of moving to another country to take up permanent residence.

• Immigration

• Urbanization

• Migration

• Nativism

This cartoon, depicting the most infamous leader of New York City's political machine, was drawn by:

• Charles Shultz

• Bill Watterson

• Dr. Seuss

• Thomas Nast

Most European immigrants were processed by government officials at this station on the EAST coast.  It is known as ___.

• Liberty's Crossing

• Angel Island

• Bering Strait

• Ellis Island

Asian immigrants to the United States were processed at this location on the WEST coast near San Francisco:

• Alcatraz

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Golden Gate