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WorksheetsBecoming a World Power: Immigration
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
From where were "old" immigrants?
a)
England, Ireland, and Germany
b)
Italy, Russia, and America
c)
Syria, Iran, and Asia
d)
Mars, Pluto, and Saturn
2.
What religion were most "old" immigrants?
a)
Catholic
b)
Jewish
c)
Muslim
d)
Protestant
3.
What caused restricted immigration of the Chinese by the 1890's?
a)
New immigrants had to prove they had a job waiting for them.
b)
New immigrants had to prove they had relatives already living in the US.
c)
New immigrants had to prove they had $500.
d)
New immigrants had to prove they had children in the US.
4.
Which of the following is a "push" factor?
a)
economic opportunity
b)
religious freedom
c)
social equality
d)
war
5.
Which of the following is a "pull" factor?
a)
economic opportuntiy
b)
war
c)
poverty
d)
discrimination
6.
What is the definition of prejudice?
a)
dishonest behavior by those in power
b)
having more than someone else
c)
an unfair feeling or dislike for a person or group
d)
being favored because you are better at something than someone else
7.
What reason did some native-born Americans give for not wanting more immigrants coming to the US?
a)
The immigrants were Catholic.
b)
The new immigrants were Protestant.
c)
The new immigrants were rich.
d)
The new immigrants were smart.
8.
How did native born American's limit the freedoms of Chineese immigrants?
a)
with literacy tests and segregated schools
b)
with government help and free food
c)
with job placement and money for clothes
d)
with integrated schools and by giving them the right to vote
9.
Where did most immigrants first land when they arrived in the United States
a)
Conway, SC
b)
Kitty Hawk, NC
c)
Ellis Island, NY
d)
San Francisco, CA
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