WorksheetsImmigration & Reform Movements in the19th century
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following quotes best describes the role of many Chinese immigrants in the mid-19th century?
"We continue to work on the railroads in the west, doing the most dangerous jobs for little pay."
"We are treated as equals, and allowed to live and work where we please while still practicing our culture."
"We are little more than enslaved persons in the fields, harvesting the various cash crops grown for profit."
"We are able to purchase our own land, and livestock and build farms to raise an abundance of foodstuffs."
Irish immigrants began coming in large numbers to the United States in the early to middle part of the 19th century. Which of the following reasons below best explains why they decided to leave their home country?
Abundant employment opportunities in the factories with decent wages.
The breakdown of a democratic form of government in their homeland.
The continual failure of the potato crop, which led to widespread famine.
The creation of the transcontinental railroad made immigration quicker and cheaper.
