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Expanding America and Immigration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which war did President William McKinley participate in?

a)

Spanish American War

b)

WWI

c)

WWII

d)

The Cold War

2.

Which two states made America look like the "New World Power" at the Turn of the Century?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Georgia

c)

New York

d)

Alaska

3.

Some people wanted more colonies in America at the Turn of the Century because they felt that more land would mean more power. What is the name of this term?

a)

Conquer

b)

Emperor

c)

Imperialism

d)

King

4.

Before becoming president, President Theodore Roosevelt led a fearless crew of soldiers called

a)

The No Limit Soldiers

b)

The Rough Riders

c)

The Ride of Die Crew

d)

The Underground Railroad

5.

The Rough Riders were joined by an African American crew of fighters name the

a)

Buffalo Soldiers

b)

Storm Troopers

c)

Come Back Kids

d)

Imperialists

6.

Which two oceans were affected by the building of the Panama Canal?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

7.

The image here is a picture of

a)

Hitler busting through Germany,

b)

The capture of the Lusitania ship.

c)

Roosevelt building the Panama Canal.

8.

When immigrants migrated to America during the Turn of the Century, they usually got processed at a place like

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Connecticut

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

The Coast of the Atlantic Ocean

9.

Immigrants migrated to America for all the reasons below, except for

a)

Freedom

b)

To Be Controlled

c)

More Opportunities

d)

Better Treatment

10.

Which image shows action that supports women's rights?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

All 3 pull factors for immigrants

a)

Political and Social Equality

b)

War

c)

Religious Freedom

d)

Promise of Economic Opportunities

e)

Poverty

12.

Immigrants came to the United States in search of what?

a)

freedom and opportunity

b)

find a wife

c)

find a husband

d)

all of the above

13.

How did immigrants come to the United States?

a)

by car

b)

by bicycle

c)

by ship

d)

by airplane

14.

The first wave of immigrants came during what year?

a)

1865 - 1890

b)

1829 - 1885

c)

1885 - 1890

d)

all of the above

15.

Most of the first wave of immigrants came from ?

a)

Curacao, Dominican republic,

b)

Ireland, Great Britain, Finland, Sweden

c)

Mexico, Caribbean Islands, Jordan

d)

From all over the world

16.

When the immigrants came to the United States, what did they bring with them?

a)

their family

b)

language and traditions

c)

cargo and diseases

d)

all of the above

17.

Define prejudice?

a)

to treat people the right way

b)

unfair negative opinions about a group of people

c)

to give the people a welcome present

d)

all of the above

18.

Did immigrants come from rich areas?

a)

yes

b)

no

19.

America was know as the ?

a)

gateway to freedom

b)

land of opportunity

c)

start a new family

d)

all of the above

20.

What was a common job that poor immigrants performed in Northern cities?

a)

high-paying mining jobs

b)

high-paying management jobs

c)

high-paying factory jobs

d)

low-paying factory jobs