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WorksheetsWeek 23 Immigration
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which factor accounts for this trend?
a)
The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements
b)
Manifest Destiny inspired many people to become homesteaders
c)
Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections
d)
The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in cities
2.
In the 1840s, thousands of Irish immigrants came to the United States seeking to escape -
a)
a civil war between Protestants and Catholics
b)
a famine caused by the failure of a staple food crop
c)
a series of violent conflicts between the British and Irish governments
d)
a series of smallpox epidemics
3.
Which factor encouraged more immigrants to settle in northern states than southern states during the mid-nineteenth century?
a)
Northern states had lower population densities
b)
Citizenship requirements in southern states were not as strict
c)
Southern states had smaller industrial sectors
d)
Governments in northern states were less corrupt
4.
This list describes the nineteenth century experiences of immigrants from -
a)
Italy
b)
China
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
5.
Which group was responsible for these contributions to American culture?
a)
Chinese Americans
b)
African Americans
c)
German Americans
d)
Italian Americans
6.
One result of the trend shown in this table was the --
a)
Expansion of available labor
b)
Creation of specialized trade guilds
c)
Decrease in educational opportunities for women
d)
Increase in production costs for manufacturers
7.
Which of these was a primary reason Chinese immigrants came to the US in the early 1850s?
a)
To seek gold
b)
To purchase inexpensive farmland
c)
To avoid a plague
d)
To escape religious persecution
8.
Between 1846 and 1855 the population of Ireland decreased by a third, including the approximately 1.5 million Irish immigrants who left for the United States. What was the primary reason for this immigration?
a)
Massive unemployment resulting from British occupation
b)
Political unrest during an economic recession
c)
Famine caused by a major crop failure
d)
Civil war between Catholics and Protestants
9.
Which quotation from this letter reveals the main reason for the surge in Irish immigration to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century?
a)
“I am exceedingly well pleased at coming to this land of plenty.”
b)
“I would advise all my friends to quit Ireland… “
c)
“What you labour for is sweetened by contentment and happiness…. “
d)
“There is no failure in the potato crop….”
10.
Which pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the US in the mid-1800s?
a)
An opportunity for free land in the Midwest
b)
The prospect of religious freedom
c)
An economic boom in the West
d)
The possibility of a free education
11.
What was one result of these regional differences?
a)
Cities in the South emerged as centers for textile mills
b)
Immigrants settled in the Midwest to establish small farms
c)
Slavery increased in the Northeast as industrialization expanded
d)
Plantation systems in the South were replaced by large businesses
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