WorksheetsImmigration
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Between 1865 and 1915, how many immigrants entered the United States?
2 million
200 million
25 million
250,000
Where did immigrants from Europe enter the United States?
Riker's Island
Angel Island
Governor's Island
Ellis Island
Where did immigrants from Asia enter the United States?
Ellis Island
Governor's Island
Riker's Island
Angel Island
Where did the majority of "new" immigrants from the late 1800s come from?
eastern and southern Europe
eastern and southern Asia
northern parts of Africa
Mexico and Central America
What is one reason why immigrants could be returned to their home countries?
they could not read or write english
they could not read or write their own language
they could not afford to buy a home
they could not answer U.S. history questions
Who was banned under the Exclusion Act of 1882?
Italians
Russians
Japanese
Chinese
What did most people, especially nativists, associate immigrants with?
a lack of religious beliefs
violence and anarchy
hard work and perserverence
disease and a lack of education
Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the U.S. in 1886?
France
England
Ireland
Spain
What is one example of assimilation?
Immigrants changed their names during processing at Ellis Island
Immigrants brought new foods, like spaghetti and bagels
Immigrants settled in neighborhoods with other people from their homeland
Immigrants learned to speak English
What is the airless room below deck on a ship, where most immigrants stayed when traveling to the U.S.?
steerage
port
starboard
stern
What type of person opposes all forms of government?
communist
socialist
anarchist
libertarian
Which of the following was a pull factor that encouraged people to immigrate to the United States?
religious persecution
factory jobs
political unrest
overcrowding
Which group opposed immigration, because they wanted to preserve the U.S. for white, American-born Protestants?
nativists
Native Americans
anarchists
immigrants
Which of the following did not happen at Ellis Island?
Immigrants had a physical exam.
Immigrants attended classes on assimilating.
Immigrants were quarantined for potential diseases.
Immigrants had a mental exam.
