New Immigration

New Immigration

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Easy

Created by

Christen Byrd

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Between 1900 and 1910, by approximately how many people did the populations of Texas and Oklahoma increase?

Approximately 800,000

Almost 2 million

Over 3 million

Around 500,000

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of the American population lived in cities by 1920?

20%

38%

50%

68%

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the approximate population of Manhattan Island at the turn of the 20th century?

Over 1 million

Over 2 million

Over 3 million

Over 4 million

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group constituted the second largest wave of immigrants to the United States during the late 19th century?

Irish

Scandinavians

German speakers

Italian

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

Are you enjoying the video lesson?

Yes

No

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a primary reason for the discrimination faced by Chinese immigrants in the United States during the late 19th century?

They refused to work in mines and on railroads.

They were perceived as having different appearances, languages, and customs.

They actively campaigned against the US government.

They primarily settled in the Southern states, causing cultural clashes.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Supreme Court case affirmed the citizenship rights of American-born children of Chinese immigrants under the 14th Amendment?

Yick Wo v. Hopkins

Plessy v. Ferguson

United States v. Wong Kim Ark

Dred Scott v. Sandford

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Besides the United States, which other regions in the Western Hemisphere experienced significant immigration between 1840 and 1914?

Australia and New Zealand

Brazil, the Caribbean, Canada, and Argentina

Western Europe and North Africa

East Asia and Southeast Asia

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant factor contributing to the large-scale immigration to the United States during the Gilded Age?

Strict immigration quotas in European countries.

The availability of numerous jobs due to industrialization and agriculture.

Government-sponsored programs offering free land to immigrants.

A decline in population across Europe, encouraging emigration.