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Immigration over 200 Years

Immigration over 200 Years

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Passage

Social Studies

8th Grade

Practice Problem

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Understanding, Analyzing, Applying

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Kelly Smith

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8 questions

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Discuss the factors that have influenced U.S. immigration policy over the past 200 years.

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2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Explain how the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 changed the demographics of immigrants coming to the United States.

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3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How did the Great Depression affect immigration to the United States?

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4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The percentage of the U.S. population born outside the country was at a low of 4.7 percent in ___.

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5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The 1790 law limited U.S. citizenship to 'free white persons' of 'good moral character' who had lived in the United States for at least ___ years.

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was a significant change in U.S. immigration policy in 1986?

Legalization of 2.7 million immigrants

Introduction of a quota-based system

Ban on all Asian immigrants

Requirement for immigrants to have relatives in the U.S.

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary reason for the influx of Irish immigrants to the United States between 1820 and 1870?

Famine in Ireland

Industrialization in the U.S.

Gold rush in California

Religious freedom

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