The Era of Immigration Quiz

What was the main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

• Decrease Chinese immigration into the United States
• Create segregated classrooms for Japanese immigrants
• Settle a disagreement between China and the United States
• Stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the United States

Which of the following was NOT a requirement for an immigrant going through Ellis Island?

• Possess at least $100
• Pass a heath inspection
• Pass a literacy test
• Have the proper paperwork

Which of these was NOT a reason immigrants came from Europe?

• To escape religious persecution
• Rising populations and overcrowding in Europe
• The desire to start over and begin a new, more fulfilled life
• America provided larger markets for European merchants to sell their goods

What is meant by the term "the melting pot"?

• It is referring to a mixture of people of different races and cultures in America
• It is referring to segregated areas in big cities full of different ethnic backgrounds
• It is referring to the movement of African-Americans from the south to big cities in the North
• It is referring to the efforts of Nativists to force immigrants to give up their culture and completely assimilate to American society

Immigrants who arrived at Angel Island in San Francisco experienced a much more difficult process than immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island in New York.

• True
• False