WorksheetsImmigration
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What phrase is used to describe America?
a)
blended
b)
melting pot
c)
adventurous
d)
lucky
2.
Where did European immigrants enter when they came to America?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Alcatraz
d)
Angel Island
3.
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
4.
This group of immigrants faced discrimination due to stereotypes such as "hot-tempered", "loud", "violent", "drunkards".
a)
Italians
b)
Chinese
c)
Germans
d)
Irish
5.
What major event caused millions of Irish immigrants to come to the United States?
a)
World War 1
b)
The Irish Potato Famine
c)
The Civil War
d)
The Gold Rush
6.
Why were so few Chinese immigrants allowed to come to the United States?
a)
Very few tried to come
b)
The voyage was too far and expensive
c)
There were no jobs available
d)
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
7.
Immigrants came to America to escape
a)
religious persecution
b)
famine
c)
poor economies
d)
all of the above
8.
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
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.
Where were most immigrants from?
a)
Italy
b)
Slavic Countries
c)
Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico
d)
Europe
11.
Immigrants faced this from native born Americans. This means they were treated unfairly because of their race/ethnicity.
a)
diversity
b)
prejudice
12.
Unlike citizens, immigrants may not:
a)
Hold Jobs
b)
Vote
c)
Own property
d)
Attend public schools
13.
What was Ellis Island?
a)
An amusement park
b)
An immigration center in New Jersey
c)
An immigration center in New York
d)
The first capital of the United States
14.
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
15.
Where is Ellis Island located?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
South of Florida
c)
New York City Harbor
d)
Washington D.C.
16.
I killed the potato crops in Ireland. What am I?
a)
famine
b)
blight
c)
freedom of religion
d)
no money
17.
I am a shortage of food. What am I?
a)
famine
b)
immigration
c)
blight
d)
poor
18.
What is an immigrant?
a)
People who were born and lives in the United States.
b)
People who leave their home country to live in a new country.
c)
A statue in the New York Harbor.
19.
What was one positive impact of the development of ethnic communities in the United States during the early 1900s?
a)
The brought new traditions and foods to American culture.
b)
They stayed separate from American culture.
c)
They were unable to assimilate to American culture.
d)
They were unable to spread negative ideas into the American culture.
20.
What group of immigrants were arriving in large numbers on the West Coast in the middle to late 1800's?
a)
Greek
b)
Chinese
c)
British
d)
French
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