WorksheetsPast Immigration Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How was Angel Island different from Ellis Island?
a)
Main station for European immigrants
b)
Main station for Chinese immigrants
c)
Located on the EAST coast
d)
People were only there a few hours
2.
Why did immigrants often live in neighborhoods with others from their homelands?
a)
It was illegal to live anywhere else
b)
They didn't want to be in the US
c)
It made their adjustment to their new life easier
d)
No other housing was avaliable
3.
The first stop for immigrants from China.
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Angel Island
4.
Immigrants from Europe came here first. They were taken by ferry boat here.
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
5.
Immigrants were checked for dangerous diseases because...
a)
They didn't want them to bring them into the US
b)
They were discriminating against immigrants
c)
They had prejudice and did it just to be mean
6.
Immigration push factors are…
a)
reasons people come to a new place
b)
reasons people leave their homelands
c)
reasons people begin working
d)
reasons people stop working
7.
Immigration pull factors are…
a)
reasons people come to a new place
b)
reasons people leave their homelands
c)
reasons people begin working
d)
reasons people stop working
8.
Give examples of immigrant "push" factors.
a)
Promise of a better life
b)
War or religious persecution
c)
Religious Freedom
d)
Religious Freedom
9.
Give example of immigrant pull factors?
a)
Overpopulation
b)
Political Persecution
c)
Abundance of Land & job opportunities
d)
War
10.
Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
c)
Falling Factors
d)
Jump Factors
11.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Jump Factors
d)
Falling Factors
12.
Favoring the interests of native born people over foreign born people
a)
Discrimination
b)
Favoritism
c)
Nativism
d)
Urbanism
13.
Which groups of immigrants faced harsh discrimination?
a)
Irish and German
b)
Latino and Korean
c)
Chinese and Irish
d)
Japanese and Arabic
14.
Which term is the name of a restriction on immigration passed by Congress?
a)
Melting Pot Act
b)
Nativism Act of 1902
c)
Chinese Exclusion Act
d)
None of the above
15.
Immigrants had to pass a ___ inspection
a)
literature
b)
social studies
c)
health
d)
naturalization
16.
Describe the voyage to America.
a)
Great food & lodging
b)
Crowded, diverse, smelly
c)
Quick, exciting, fun
d)
Entertaining, crowded, quick
17.
a person that moves from one country to another country.
a)
Migration
b)
Immigrant
c)
Scion
d)
Fledgling
18.
This term simply means to move.
a)
Emigrate
b)
Immigrate
c)
Migrate
d)
Motion
19.
A person who leaves their home country has _______ from there.
a)
Emigrated
b)
Immigrated
c)
Migrated
d)
Moved
20.
This type of push factor typically involves government rights, or the lack of government rights.
a)
Economic
b)
Political
c)
Educational
d)
Environmental
21.
John wants to leave his home country because of overpopulation. This is what type of push factor?
a)
Economic
b)
Political
c)
Environmental
d)
Oppressive
22.
Susan wants to come to the United States to study medicine. This is what type of pull factor?
a)
Environmental
b)
Political
c)
Economic
d)
Educational
23.
Where is Ellis Island located?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
South of Florida
c)
New York City Harbor
d)
Washington D.C.
24.
What did the interpreters do at Ellis Island?
a)
Cooked and served food
b)
Translated information
c)
Performed eye inspections
d)
Decided which immigrants had to return home.
25.
What happened to immigrants that were deported?
a)
They had to go to the hospital on Ellis Island to get better.
b)
They went directly to New York City.
c)
They were given their Landing Card
d)
They were sent back to their home countries.
26.
What was the reason people came to Ellis Island and eventually America?
a)
They wanted more freedom.
b)
They were looking for jobs.
c)
They suffered famine and war in their own country
d)
All of these are reasons they came to America.
27.
Why did doctors examine immigrants?
a)
To make sure they didn't spread an illness
b)
To give them medicine
c)
To track growth rates
d)
To give shots
28.
What would happen if something was wrong with the immigrants health?
a)
They would be given medicine
b)
They would be sent to the hospital
c)
They would be sent through anyway
d)
They would be held for observation
29.
What did the legal inspectors do?
a)
Ask questions about an immigrants past
b)
Look over immigrants legal documents
c)
Issue Social Security Cards
d)
Search immigrants luggage
30.
What is the correct definition for a REFUGEE?
a)
Someone who has been displaced by a hurricane or other natural disaster.
b)
A person who has a war going on where they live.
c)
Someone trying to escape for religious persecution.
d)
All of the above.
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