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Immigration

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where immigrants were reunited with their families
a)
staircase of separation 
b)
hugging post 
c)
kissing post 
d)
kissing arch 
2.
Immigration station in San Francisco 
a)
Ellis Island 
b)
Angel Island 
c)
Statue of Liberty 
d)
California Island 
3.
Lowest class on the immigrant ship
a)
1st class 
b)
2nd class 
c)
Dungeon 
d)
Steerage 
4.
To become a part of the culture 
a)
assimilate 
b)
accumulate 
c)
accommodate 
5.
Lice carried this disease 
a)
Trachoma 
b)
Measles 
c)
Typhus 
d)
Cholera 
6.
Symbol of freedom that greeted immigrants in New York 
a)
American flag
b)
Statue of Liberty 
c)
Golden Eagle 
d)
Kissing Post
7.
Where the Statue of Liberty is located
a)
Angel Island 
b)
New York Harbor 
c)
California 
d)
Alabama 
8.
Where immigrants sometimes had to say good-bye to their families 
a)
Kissing Post
b)
Staircase of Separation 
c)
New York Harbor 
d)
Statue of Liberty 
9.
Dirty, cramped apartments or houses where several immigrant families lived together 
a)
Steerage 
b)
Tenement 
c)
Hut 
d)
Sweatshops 
10.
All the ship's information 
a)
Nativism 
b)
Special permit 
c)
Manifest 
d)
Records 
11.
Immigration port in New York 
a)
Ellis Island 
b)
Angel Island 
c)
New York Island 
d)
Liberty Island 
12.
Infection in the eye that could cause blindness and sometimes death 
a)
Typhus 
b)
Cholera 
c)
Trachoma 
d)
Lice 
13.
The feeling of opposing immigration 
a)
Assimilation
b)
Nativism 
c)
Anti-immigration 
14.
Immigrants called buildings in New York 
a)
Valleys 
b)
Mountains 
c)
Skyscrapers 
d)
Giants 
15.
Ellis Island opened in the year of 
a)
1900
b)
1892
c)
1994
d)
1852
16.
Most immigrants could only afford to travel to the United States in 
a)
Railroad cars
b)
First class plane seats 
c)
Steerage 
d)
Cars
17.
Immigrants could enter the United States if they had a contagious illness
a)
True 
b)
False
18.
Immigrants could be refused permission to enter the US is they had a job promised to them 
a)
True 
b)
False
19.
If an immigrant had a physical or mental problem, they could still enter the US 
a)
True 
b)
False
20.
High cost of housing is a push factor that caused people to immigrate
a)
True 
b)
False
21.
Religious persecution is an example of a push factor in that it drove people to immigrate 
a)
True 
b)
False
22.
Most Asian immigrants went through this port to enter the US 
a)
Long Island 
b)
Harbor Island 
c)
Angel Island 
d)
Ellis Island 
23.
A residential area that formed outside of cities 
a)
Farm 
b)
Slum
c)
Tenement 
d)
Suburb 
24.
Immigrants played an important part in the growth of cities 
a)
True 
b)
False
25.
Angel Island opened in the year of 
a)
1900
b)
1905
c)
1910
d)
1890
26.
This inspection test checked to see if an immigrant was telling the truth 
a)
Mental Test
b)
Manifest Interview 
c)
Literacy Test
d)
Medical Inspection 
27.
This inspection test checked to see if an immigrant was healthy enough for a job 
a)
Medical Inspection 
b)
Literacy Test
c)
Mental Test
d)
Manifest Interview
28.
This inspection test checked to see if an immigrant could perform a job well 
a)
Medical Inspection 
b)
Literacy Test
c)
Mental Test
d)
Mainfest Interview
29.
This inspection test checked to see if you could read 
a)
Medical Inspection 
b)
Literacy Test
c)
Mental Test
d)
Manifest Interview
30.
Possible mental problem 
a)
B
b)
X
c)
E
d)
Sc
31.
Possible back problem 
a)
X
b)
B
c)
E
d)
L
32.
Eye problem or vision problem 
a)
CT 
b)
P
c)
L
d)
E
33.
Scalp problem 
a)
L
b)
CT
c)
S
d)
Sc
34.
Lame (could not walk)
a)
W
b)
L
c)
La
d)
X
35.
Trachoma 
a)
Sc
b)
T
c)
CT
d)
P
36.
Physical problem or lung problem 
a)
X
b)
P
c)
L
d)
CT
37.
What were doctors inspecting for as immigrants walked up the stairs?
a)
Trachoma 
b)
Limp
c)
Mental illness 
d)
Possible back problems
38.
Immigrants were allowed to have a job waiting for them once they arrived in America 
a)
True 
b)
False 
39.
An immigrant with an incurable disease would be allowed to enter the US 
a)
True 
b)
False
40.
An immigrant with an incurable disease would be deported
a)
True 
b)
False
41.
Immigrants were reunited with their families at the Kissing Post
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Sarah is from Scotland. She ________________ to the United States.
a)
immigrated 
b)
emigrated 
43.
Noah left the Netherlands to live in the United States. He _________________ from the Netherlands. 
a)
immigrated 
b)
emigrated 
44.
Fred was born in Germany and then he moved to the United States. He is a German _____________.
a)
immigrant 
b)
emigrant 
45.
Henry is from Russia. He is a Russian _________________. 
a)
emigrant 
b)
immigrant 
46.
Jaque was born in France but now lives in America. He is an American _________________.
a)
emigrant 
b)
immigrant 
47.
If you are from Austria, you are 
a)
Austrier 
b)
Australian 
c)
Austrian
48.
If you are from Hungary, you are 
a)
Hungarian 
b)
Hungry 
c)
Hungary 
49.
If you are from Norway, you are 
a)
Norwayan 
b)
Norwegian 
c)
Norwayian
50.
If you are from Sweden, you are 
a)
Sweed
b)
Swiss 
c)
Swedish 
51.
If you are from Denmark, you are 
a)
Denmarker
b)
Dutch 
c)
Danish 
52.
If you are from Portugal, you are 
a)
Portguan 
b)
Portuguese 
c)
Portugalian 
53.
If you are from Spain, you are 
a)
Spanish 
b)
Spainish
c)
Spainers
54.
If you are from Wales, you are 
a)
Walian
b)
Walish
c)
Welsh 
55.
If you are from The Netherlands, you are 
a)
Dutch 
b)
Danish 
c)
Netherlander 
56.
If you were a 1st or 2nd class passenger, you had to go to further examinations after inspections  
a)
True 
b)
False 
57.
Steerage passengers 
a)
got to go straight into the city after inspections 
b)
had to go to further examinations after inspections 
58.
Religious persecution 
a)
push factor 
b)
pull factor 
59.
Lack of jobs
a)
push factor 
b)
pull factor 
60.
Jobs 
a)
push factor 
b)
pull factor 
61.
Overcrowding 
a)
push factor 
b)
pull factor 
62.
Farmland 
a)
push factor 
b)
pull factor 
63.
Religious freedom
a)
push factor 
b)
pull factor 
64.
Better education 
a)
push factor 
b)
pull factor 
65.
Famine and disease
a)
push factor 
b)
pull factor 
66.
Discrimination 
a)
push factor 
b)
pull factor 
67.
Government oppression/political unrest 
a)
push factor 
b)
pull factor 
68.
New immigrants 
a)
came in the early 1800s
b)
came in the late 1800s
69.
Old immigrants 
a)
came in the early 1800s
b)
came in the late 1800s
70.
New immigrants 
a)
spoke english and blended in easily 
b)
spoke different languages and it was difficult for them to blend in
71.
New immigrants 
a)
were used to democracy 
b)
were used to tyranny, socialism and communism 
72.
Old immigrants 
a)
were of the Protestant religion 
b)
were mostly Jewish and Catholic