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VUS.8c Immigration

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Angel Island
d)
Baltimore
2.
What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into Americans?
a)
Mixing Bowl
b)
Angel Food Cake
c)
Fish Tank
d)
Melting Pot
3.
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
4.
What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST coast?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Angel Island
c)
Devil Island
d)
Alcatraz
5.
Which factor contributed most directly to the settlement and development of the Great Plains after the Civil War?
a)
hospitality of the Native American tribes inhabiting the region
b)
construction of railroads west of the Mississippi River
c)
freeing of slaves in the southern states
d)
influx of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe
6.
During the period from 1880 to 1910, why did the majority of immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas in the North?
a)
The Populists were successful in preventing immigrants from buying farmland.
b)
Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.
c)
Labor unions gave financial help to immigrants willing to work in the factories.
d)
Most immigrants had lived in cities in their native countries.
7.

In late nineteenth century America, recent immigrants in big cities established their own separate neighborhoods, such as New York's Little Italy and San Francisco's Chinatown. Why was this?

a)
They did so in order to ensure that they were able to receive high wages and benefits for factory work.
b)
They did so in order to establish their own political parties that could influence both local and state government.
c)
They did so in order to continue practicing the traditions that they brought over from their home countries.
d)
They did so in order to build and open their own factories that could compete with others in the city.
8.
Which of the following caused the most prejudice against new immigrants in the United States during the late nineteenth century?
a)
Americans believed that immigrants were transient and would hurt the communities when they moved on again.
b)
The United States had tense relations with many of the nations from which the immigrants came.
c)
Heavy immigration caused overcrowding in rural areas and a rise in the price of cropland.
d)
Americans feared that immigrants would refuse to assimilate into American culture.
9.
Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?
a)
Melting Pot
b)
Birds of Passage
c)
Nativism
d)
All of the above
10.

Which amendment to the United States Constitution defines citizenship? (We discussed this in the last unit!)

a)
16th
b)
14th
c)
13th
d)
None of the above
11.
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
a)
Letting Chinese in America with open arms
b)
Banning Chinese people from immigrating to the United States for 10 years
c)
The Europeans taking over China
d)
Italians Immigrating to China
12.
 Which factor contributed to the shifting of population from rural to urban areas from 1870-1900?
a)
Not enough families took advantage of the Homestead Act
b)
Great Plains Indians left their reservations to buy new farmland
c)
Houses in cities were less expensive than those in the counttryside
d)
 Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and laborers to cities
13.
All of the following are challenges immigrants face except
a)
clothing
b)
jobs
c)
language
d)
prejudice
14.
Immigrants had to pass a ___ inspection
a)
literature
b)
social studies
c)
health
d)
naturalization
15.

People who moved to the US from AFTER 1880 seeking economic opportunity or political or religious freedom were called

a)

old immigrants

b)

nativists

c)

new immigrants

d)

steerage

16.

AFTER 1880 many of those who moved to the US came from countries such as:

a)

Germany and Scandanavia

b)

Britain and Ireland

c)

Italy and Poland

d)

Mexico and Canada

17.

Where did the majority of the new immigrants settle?

a)

small towns

b)

rural areas

c)

suburbs

d)

big cities

18.

Which of the following is NOT a reason people immigrated to the US?

a)

Better weather

b)

Economic opportunity

c)

Political or Religious Freedom

d)

Escape Revolutions

19.

After WWI, Congress passed THIS law to put a stop to the increasing numbers coming from war-torn Europe.

a)

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1888

b)

Keep People in Europe Act of 1918

c)

Emergency Quota Act of 1921

d)

Nativist Restriction Act of 1920

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