Ch 7 Immigration and Urbanization

Which inspection station was used for immigrants arriving on the East Coast of the United States?

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• Liberty Island

• Alcatraz Island

What is the term for a mixture of different cultures and races who blended together in the United States?

• Melting pot

• Salad bowl

• Mosaic

• Patchwork

Which act limited Chinese immigration to the United States?

• Gentlemen’s Agreement

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Immigration Reform Act

• Alien and Sedition Act

What was the Gentlemen’s Agreement?

• An agreement to allow all immigrants into the U.S.

• An agreement in which Japan agreed to limit unskilled workers from emigrating to the U.S. if the U.S. repealed the San Francisco segregation order

• An agreement to build the transcontinental railroad

• An agreement to end all immigration from Europe

Why did many Europeans immigrate to the United States between 1870 and 1920?

• To study at American universities

• To join the U.S. military

• To purchase real estate for vacation rentals

• To escape religious persecution, rising populations, poverty, and to seek greater freedom

From which regions did most immigrants to the United States come between 1870 and 1920?

• Northern and Western Europe

• Eastern and Southern Europe

• Africa and Australia

• South America and Antarctica

What was one major reason Chinese immigrants came to the United States between 1851 and 1883?

• To escape war in China

• To get rich during the gold rush and help build the transcontinental railroad

• To become U.S. politicians

• To study at American universities

What is nativism?

• The belief in equal rights for all immigrants

• Obvious favoritism toward native-born Americans

• The process of becoming a U.S. citizen

• The blending of different cultures

Which two regions of the world are mentioned as sources of immigrants to the United States?

• South America and Antarctica

• Africa and Australia

• Europe and Asia

• Middle East and Arctic

What was the main method of travel for many immigrants coming to the United States?

• By airplane

• By steamship

• By train

• By car