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WorksheetsImmigration
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Angel Island
d)
Baltimore
2.
What group of immigrants were arriving in large numbers on the West Coast in the middle to late 1800's?
a)
Greek
b)
Chinese
c)
British
d)
French
3.
In general, why did most people immigrate to the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th Century?
a)
Escape difficult conditions
b)
A bETTER life
c)
religious persecution
d)
all of the above
4.
What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into Americans?
a)
Mixing Bowl
b)
Angel Food Cake
c)
Fish Tank
d)
Melting Pot
5.
Which term is the name of a restriction on immigration passed by Congress?
a)
Melting Pot Act
b)
Nativism Act of 1902
c)
Chinese Exclusion Act
d)
None of the above
6.
Which amendment to the United States Constitution defines citizenship?
a)
16th
b)
14th
c)
13th
d)
None of the above
7.
All of the following are challenges immigrants face except
a)
clothing
b)
jobs
c)
language
d)
prejudice
8.
How long did it take for European immigrants to get to the US (shortest time possible)?
a)
5 days
b)
7 days
c)
9 days
d)
12 days
9.
Most immigrants traveled
a)
first class
b)
second class
c)
steerage
d)
fourth class
10.
Immigrants had to pass a ___ inspection
a)
literature
b)
social studies
c)
health
d)
naturalization
11.
A written record of the passengers aboard a ship.
a)
journal
b)
diary
c)
ship's log
d)
manifest
12.
Each immigrant had to answer ___ questions
a)
22
b)
29
c)
19
d)
9
13.
All of the following are ways that immigrant groups dealt with discrimination except
a)
maintaining a strong support group
b)
Living in communities with immigrants of the same ethnicity
c)
Their children adapted to the new environment
d)
taking jobs of native born citizens
14.
Unlike citizens, immigrants may not:
a)
Hold Jobs
b)
Vote
c)
Own property
d)
Attend public schools
15.
Which of the following is a right of a LEGAL immigrant?
a)
Right to vote
b)
Right to run for governmental office
c)
Right to own property
d)
None of these responses.
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