WorksheetsUS Immigration
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 56mins
The United States experienced a period of greatly increased immigration in the mid-nineteenth century. In particular, there was a surge in the number of Irish immigrants. Why did Irish immigration increase during the mid-nineteenth century?
the end of the Napoleonic Wars
the Irish won their independence from the United Kingdom
the Great Potato Famine in Ireland
the spread of the Plague in Ireland
Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?
There owned all the businesses in California
They had a lot of money when they came to U.S.
They opened too many restaurants
They held onto their culture (language, food, clothing) & they thought they would take their jobs
What was the first Immigration Law in the United States?
Italian Exclusion Act of 1882
Irish Exclusion Act of 1882
Japanese Exclusion Act of 1882
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
This immigration inspection site was located on the East Coast and opened in 1892.
Angel Island
The Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
New York City
Where did immigrants in the West work?
Factories, Industries
Ranches
Farms, Railroad, Mines
Schools, Offices, Businesses
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
Work in New York factories
Contributions to the steel industry
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
How did immigrants decide to settle where they did?
They settled in warmer climates
They settled near water
They settled by people of similar ethnic backgrounds
They settled where immigrant officials sent them
Generally speaking Americans were happy to see large numbers of new Irish immigrants because they were seen as hardworking, law abiding citizens.
True
False
Who participated in massive anti draft riots in cities like New York in 1863?
Chinese Immigrants
Only Protestants
Mainly Irish immigrants
Mainly Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe
Who did those who rioted blame and attack for being forced to join the army?
Confederate Soldiers
African Americans
Protestant Germans
Irish Immigrants
Many Americans were afraid of which religion that large number of immigrants in the 1800's believed in?
Catholicism
Protestantism
Islam
Judaism
Which Americans would have been most in favor of immigration?
Factory workers
Factory owners
Railroad workers
Southerners
Where did most Irish immigrants settle during the time period?
In cities on the east coast.
In cities in the south.
In rural areas in the midwest
In rural areas in the south.
In which state would you have found large numbers of recent German immigrants in the mid to late 1800's?
Wisconsin
South Carolina
Alabama
Maine
Iceland
Ireland
United Kingdom
Denmark
Spain
France
Poland
Germany
Which factor contributed to the shifting of population from rural to urban areas from 1870-1900?
Not enough families took advantage of the Homestead Act
Great Plains Indians left their reservations to buy new farmland
Houses in cities were less expensive than those in the counttryside
Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and laborers to cities
Immigration to rural areas continued to rise while many farmers moved to cities.
By 1900, more Americans were working in factories than on farms for the first time in history.
Despite the availability of factory jobs, the vast majority of Americans chose to remain on farms at the turn of the century.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, America's economy was becoming increasingly industrial.
Which of the following groups of immigrants did NOT come voluntarily.
Jews from Russia escaping persecution
Irish people looking for more food.
Africans on slave ships
Wealthy people looking for an adventure
