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AMERICAN PEOPLE HISTORY

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first people on the American continent came from...

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

2.

Who were the dominant ethnic group among early settlers of the US?

a)

the British

b)

the Irish

c)

the German

d)

The Spanish

3.

... were brought to work as slaves in the US between 1619 and 1808.

a)

East African

b)

West African

c)

South African

d)

North African

4.

When did the Congress pass the Johnson - Reed Immigration Act to set limits on new comers?

a)

in 1921

b)

in 1922

c)

in 1923

d)

in 1924

5.

From the 1780s to the 1930s more immigrants from southern and eastern Europe come to America because of...

a)

poverty

b)

discrimination

c)

poverty and discrimination

d)

land hunger

6.

When did the US begin to grant immigrant visas?

a)

in the early 1960s

b)

in the mid 1960s

c)

in the late 1960s

d)

in 1970

7.

In 1986 The Congress revised immigration law to deal with...

a)

illegal immigrants

b)

legal immigrants

c)

foreign born American

d)

minority group

8.

Which states have the largest Indian population?

a)

Western states

b)

Eastern states

c)

Southern states

d)

Northern states

9.

Who were the unwilling immigrants to America?

(a)  

10.

Where did they have to work as slaves?

(a)  

11.

Which war ended slavery in America? When?

(a)  

12.

Who are Hispanic - Americans?

(a)  

13.

Who helped to demand equal treatment to the black and an end to racial prejudice?

(a)  

14.

What problems do native - born American and legal immigrants worry about illegal immigrants?

(a)  

15.

What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?

(a)