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Immigration

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are immigrants?

a)

People who move from state to another

b)

People who move from their homelands to another country

c)

People who move every five years to another house

d)

Someone who worked at Ellis Island in the 1800's

2.

What is the name of the island that immigrants had to pass through before entering America when coming from Europe and Russia?

a)

Angel Island

b)

Ellis Island

c)

Freedom Island

3.

Before entering America, immigrants had to pass through several "stops" at the immigration station.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following is not a MAIN reason why immigrants come to America?

a)

Religious Freedom

b)

Escape from cruelty in their homelands

c)

Adventure

d)

To escape famine

e)

For a better job opportunities

5.

Immigrants have made many contributions to America, such as food, music, industry and diversity.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of _______________ to immigrants.

a)

Liberty

b)

Freedom

c)

Opportunity

d)

All answers are correct

7.

Life was easy for immigrants when they finally arrived in America.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Where did most immigrants live after arriving in America?

a)

Houses

b)

Tenements

c)

Streets

d)

Bridges

9.

Where did immigrants live when they entered America?

a)

Wherever they found a home

b)

Where other immigrants from their homelands lived

c)

In no specific area

10.

What was the name of the island where immigrants had to stop before entering America, when traveling from Asia?

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Angel Island

c)

New Hope Island

11.

To leave one's country is to:

a)

Immigrate

b)

Transfer

c)

Emigrate

12.

Once in America, many immigrants lived in neighborhoods made up of their ethnic group. This group of people shared the same:

a)

Language

b)

Religion

c)

Customs

d)

All answers are correct

13.

Between 1880 and 1924, more than 20 million immigrants moved to America.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The law that limited the number of Asian immigrants that could enter America was called:

a)

The Angel Island Law

b)

The Limited Entry Law

c)

The Chinese Exclusion Act

d)

The Pacific Ocean Act

15.

The tenements in which immigrants lived were:

a)

Poorly built

b)

Crowded

c)

Unsafe

d)

All answers are correct

e)

None of the answers

16.

Life for immigrants was difficult because:

(Choose more than one answer)

a)

Employers gave immigrants dangerous jobs.

b)

There were many available jobs.

c)

They faced a lot of prejudice.

d)

Many people thought immigrants were trying to take their jobs.

e)

None of the answers