2.3 New Immigrants Reading Q

What were the main "push factors" that caused immigrants to leave their homelands during the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Poverty, unrest, and harm

• Job opportunities, freedom, and liberty

• Religious celebrations, festivals, and holidays

• Climate, geography, and natural resources

How did "pull factors" influence immigration to America during the Gilded Age?

• They offered job chances, liberty, and available land

• They forced people to leave America

• They increased taxes on immigrants

• They restricted access to education

What was a major consequence of immigrants settling in cities like New York and Boston during the late 1800s?

• Creation of unique neighborhoods and cultural mixes

• Decrease in population

• Decline in economic growth

• Elimination of social tensions

What was a key feature of nativism in the United States during the late 1800s?

• Restricting immigration and preserving rights for people born in America

• Encouraging cultural diversity

• Promoting open borders

• Supporting all immigrant communities equally

What was one of the social challenges immigrants faced when adapting to American society?

• Widespread unfair treatment and prejudice

• Immediate acceptance and equal rights

• Guaranteed employment for all

• Free land for every immigrant

How did Americanization attempt to foster allegiance to the United States among immigrants?

• By teaching English and civic education

• By banning all foreign languages

• By isolating immigrant communities

• By encouraging return to their home countries

What did the rise of nativism often result in for immigrant communities?

• Limiting immigration and excluding others from society

• Providing more job opportunities

• Promoting multicultural festivals

• Offering free education to all immigrants

What does the term "Americanization" refer to in the context of immigration?

• The process of blending immigrants into American society through language and customs

• The exclusion of all immigrants from society

• The promotion of only European traditions

• The encouragement of immigrants to return home

How did the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 impact Chinese immigrants?

• It increased their job opportunities

• It limited their opportunities and reinforced unfair practices

• It allowed them to vote in elections

• It provided free education

What was the main goal of immigration quotas established in the early 20th century?

• To increase immigration from all countries equally

• To restrict immigration from certain regions and favor Western and Northern Europe

• To eliminate all immigration restrictions

• To promote immigration from Asia