Ch. 5 Checkpoint Review

How did most immigrants get to the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• by airplane

• by train

• by boat

• by foot

What did most immigrants come to the United States hoping for? (Choose 3)

• better opportunities

• religious freedom

• fair government

• government jobs

• to become soldiers

Why did immigrants establish close-knit communities?

• They wanted to get away from people who shared their culture.

• They wanted to live around people who shared their culture.

What cultural characteristics did members of the close-knit communities established by German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and other immigrant groups usually share? (Choose all that apply.)

• cars

• food

• religion

• language

• customs

Chinese and Irish immigrants worked ________ on opposite sides of the country.

• laying railroad tracks
• in the oil industry

• doing nothing

• in factories

Chinese and Irish immigrants met in Utah to complete ________.

Why were some Chinese immigrants called “Paper Sons” or “Paper Daughters”?

• They lived in cultural neighborhoods, and their neighbors were like family members.

• They made a lot of money working in the United States that they sent back to China.

• They received letters from doctors after medical exams saying they could enter the United States.

• They brought fake documents to meet the requirements of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Determine whether each word or phrase describes Ellis Island, Angel Island, or both. Write E for Ellis Island, A for Angel Island, or B for both

Large immigration stations

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Both

Determine whether each word or phrase describes Ellis Island, Angel Island, or both. Write E for Ellis Island, A for Angel Island, or B for both

many Asian immigrants came here

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Both

Determine whether each word or phrase describes Ellis Island, Angel Island, or both. Write E for Ellis Island, A for Angel Island, or B for both

immigration officers asked immigrants why they had come, where they planned to live, and what they planned to do

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Both