Immigration to the United States

What factor attracted the greatest number of immigrants to the United States after 1880?

• war

• drought

• hunger

• jobs

Compared to earlier immigrants, the newcomers who arrived in the United States between 1880 and 1920 were generally _____.

• better educated

• more diverse

• wealthier

• more welcome

The majority of European immigrants entered the United States through _____.

• Coney Island

• Angel Island

• Staten Island

• Ellis Island

What was the system that Congress established in 1921 to limit immigration?

• visa system

• closed-door system

• liberty policy

• quota system

Immigrants who left Asia (Japan/China) usually entered the United States through...

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• Texas

• North Dakota

Jewish immigrants came to the U.S. from Eastern Europe mainly to escape _____.

• floods and famine

• their in-laws

• religious persecution

• their bosses

Why did 500,000 Mexicans come to the U.S. between 1910 and 1920?

• to seek refuge from religious persecution

• to claim land lost in the Mexican-American War

• to escape the violence of the Mexican Revolution

• seeking gold

In 1882, the U.S. Congress banned any further immigration from what country?

• China

• Italy

• Japan

• Canada

What jobs did immigrants typically do in the United States (1890-1920)?

• medical doctor

• factory manager

• unskilled labor

• banker

Most immigrants who arrived in the U.S. by ship traveled in _____.

• steerage

• first class

• business class

• economy class