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WorksheetsHow Society Treats Immigration
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an immigrant?
a)
a person who moves seasonally from one region to another.
b)
a person who leaves (exits) their own country in order to settle permanently in another country.
c)
a person who comes into a new country to live permanently.
d)
a person who goes on vacation.
2.
What is an emigrant?
a)
a person who moves seasonally from one region to another.
b)
a person who leaves (exits) their own country in order to settle permanently in another country.
c)
a person who comes into a new country to live permanently.
d)
a person who goes on vacation.
3.
What is an migrant?
a)
a person who moves seasonally from one region to another.
b)
a person who leaves (exits) their own country in order to settle permanently in another country.
c)
a person who comes into a new country to live permanently.
d)
a person who goes on vacation.
4.
Which of the following is the correct meaning of a refugee?
a)
Somebody who leaves the country to come to the United States.
b)
Somebody who leaves a dangerous place for a less dangerous place.
c)
Somebody who leaves a dangerous place to come to the United States.
d)
Somebody who goes through the process of naturalization.
5.
Immigrants came to America to escape
a)
religious persecution
b)
famine
c)
poor economies
d)
all of the above
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.
Nativists believed ..
a)
Immigrants threatened the American way of Life and Democracy.
b)
White Protestants were superior to other immigrant groups.
c)
Immigrants stole jobs from natives.
d)
All of the above.
9.
What challenges did immigrants face in the US?
a)
They caught diseases
b)
Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice
c)
Uncomfortable in the large homes in the US
d)
Difficult to study for the citizenship test
10.
How did prejudice create problems for some immigrants?
a)
Major companies wanted to hire them
b)
People laughed at their accents
c)
Were not allowed jobs because of their race/ethnicity
d)
Immigrant children were not allowed to attend school
11.
Which statement describes the experience of most new immigrants to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
a)
They were highly respected and treated as equals of other American citizens.
b)
They were looked upon as inferior and discriminated against.
c)
They learned English and assimilated quickly into American culture.
d)
They found quick success in farming their own lands in the south.
12.
Where were most immigrants from?
a)
Italy
b)
Slavic Countries
c)
Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico
d)
Europe
13.
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
14.
Which institutions helped immigrant children learn to be more like native-born Americans?
a)
neighborhood churches
b)
foreign language newspapers
c)
public schools
d)
political machines
15.
What is a green card?
a)
A card that allows a person to live in another country temporarily.
b)
A card that allows a person to work in another country permanently.
c)
A card that allows a person to live and work in another country permanently.
d)
A card that allows a person to live and work in another country temporarily.
16.
Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?
a)
There owned all the businesses in California
b)
They had a lot of money when they came to U.S.
c)
They opened too many restaurants
d)
They held onto their culture (language, food, clothing) & they thought they would take their jobs
17.
What was the first Immigration Law in the United States?
a)
Italian Exclusion Act of 1882
b)
Irish Exclusion Act of 1882
c)
Japanese Exclusion Act of 1882
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
18.
What problems could arise from immigrant groups living in the same area?
a)
Crime went up in certain areas.
b)
There weren't enough jobs in the area.
c)
It was harder for the immigrants to blend into American culture.
d)
They couldn't share their culture with each other.
19.
Why was America called the Melting Pot ?
a)
It represents all the different foods in America.
b)
It represents the government requiring everyone to become the same.
c)
It represents all people coexisting & living as one nation.
d)
It represents everyone getting jobs at restaurants.
20.
How does immigration positively impact the United States today?
a)
Creates cultural diversity & fill job vacancies
b)
They increase the population and increase medical services needed.
c)
Large movements of people lead to more security monitoring.
d)
Unemployment may rise if there are unrestricted numbers of incomers.
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