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Chapter 10 A Nation of Immigrants

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What cultural characteristics did members of the close-knit communities established by German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and other immigrant groups usually share?

a)

customs

b)

food

c)

religion

d)

cars

e)

language

2.

On _______________, more than 90% of immigrants were allowed entry.

a)

Angel Island

b)

Ellis Island

c)

both islands

3.

Immigration officers asked immigrants why they had come, where they planned to live, and what they planned do on ____________________.

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Angel Island

c)

both islands

4.

Many Asian immigrants came to ___________________.

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Angel Island

c)

both islands

5.

__________________ were large immigration stations.

a)

Angel Island

b)

Ellis Island

c)

Both islands

6.

On ___________________, between 11 and 30 percent of all immigrants were sent back to homelands.

a)

Angel Island

b)

Ellis island

c)

both islands

7.

Many European immigrants came to ____________________.

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Angel Island

c)

both islands

8.

Why did immigrants establish close-knit communities?

a)

They wanted to get away from people who shared their culture.

b)

They wanted to live around people who shared their culture.

9.

What did most immigrants come to the United States hoping for? (Choose 3)

a)

better opportunities

b)

religious freedom

c)

modern technology

d)

government jobs

e)

fair government

10.

Why were some Chinese immigrants called “Paper Sons” or “Paper Daughters”?

a)

They made a lot of money working in the United States that they sent back to China.

b)

They received letters from doctors after medical exams saying they could enter the United States.

c)

They lived in cultural neighborhoods, and their neighbors were like family members.

d)

They brought fake documents to meet the requirements of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

11.

Determine which countries most European immigrants came from in the years between 1850-1890 (CHOOSE THREE)

a)

Ireland

b)

Hungary

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

e)

Great Britain

12.

Determine which countries most European immigrants came from in the years between 1890-1920 CHOOSE THREE)

a)

Russia

b)

Hungary

c)

Great Britain

d)

Germany

e)

Italy

13.

Choose all of the PUSH factors for immigration to a new country. (CHOOSE THREE)

a)

A strong earthquake destroys entire towns in Italy.

b)

Growing industries need many workers.

c)

A terrible famine strikes Ireland.

d)

A democratic government protects citizens' rights.

e)

Jews are persecuted in Eastern European cities.

14.

Choose all of the PULL factors for immigration to a new country. (CHOOSE THREE)

a)

A strong earthquake destroys entire towns in Italy.

b)

Growing industries need many workers.

c)

A democratic government protects citizens' rights.

d)

Jews are persecuted in Eastern European countries.

e)

Good farmland is plentiful and available to settlers.

15.

How did most immigrants get to the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

a)

by train

b)

by boat

c)

by foot

d)

by airplane