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WorksheetsImmigration to the U.S.
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
3.
What is the significance of Ellis Island?
a)
. It was the place where most European immigrants settled
b)
It was the place where most European immigrants passed through before they became citizens
c)
It was the place where unwanted immigrants were sent by the U.S. government
d)
It was the headquarters of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
4.
What is a Pull Factor?
a)
Moving to a country because of something good it has
b)
Leaving your country because of war
c)
Leaving your country because of drought
d)
Leaving your country due to famine
5.
What is a push Factor
a)
Leaving your country due to War
b)
Coming to a country because of good soil
c)
Leaving a country because of famine
d)
Both A & C
6.
What is a tenement?
a)
A new form of transportation
b)
Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings
c)
The end of immigration
d)
A revolutionary war in Africa
7.
True or False? Push and Pull factors were part of the reason why the trend of Immigration kept changing?
a)
True
b)
False
8.
the cramped space on a ship´s lower decks
a)
tenement
b)
ethnic group
c)
discrimination
d)
steerage
9.
A person who comes to live in a new counttry
a)
assimilation
b)
immigrant
c)
push factor
d)
slums
10.
Why did the US government establish Ellis Island and Angel Island?
a)
The immigrants needed new homes.
b)
They had to sign for their new homes.
c)
It was a trick.
d)
Immigrants were checked to make sure they weren't sick or a criminal before entering.
11.
Why did the US government establish Ellis Island and Angel Island?
a)
The immigrants needed new homes.
b)
They had to sign for their new homes.
c)
It was a trick.
d)
Immigrants were checked to make sure they weren't sick or a criminal before entering.
12.
What phrase is used to describe America?
a)
blended
b)
melting pot
c)
adventurous
d)
lucky
13.
True of False: Immigrants made many positive contributions to the US.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
She welcomes new immigrants to the United States
a)
Statue of Freedom
b)
Lady Liberation
c)
Statue of Liberty
d)
Lady Freedom
15.
Why do many immigrants come to the United States?
a)
to visit friends
b)
to be on a boat
c)
to go on vacation
d)
for a better life
16.
What is a pull factor?
a)
Something that forces someone to move
b)
Something that attracts someone to move to a new place
c)
The motion of a see saw
d)
A refugee
17.
What is a push factor?
a)
Something that attracts someone to move
b)
Something that forces someone to move to a new country
c)
The process of moving to another country
d)
A refugee
18.
What is immigration?
a)
The process of moving to another country
b)
The process of moving from a country
c)
A person who is moving to another country
d)
Someone who is seeking safety
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