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Immigration and Civilization

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a main reason IRISH immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

a)

Did NOT want religious freedom

b)

Hunger and starvation

c)

Wanted LESS diversity

d)

Wanted to live more simply

2.
What national monument is located near Ellis Island?
a)
The White House
b)
The Statue of Liberty
c)
Mount Rushmore
d)
The Washington Monument
3.
What is the significance of Ellis Island?
a)
It was the place where most European immigrants settled.
b)
It was the place where most European immigrants passed through before they became citizens.
c)
It was the place where unwanted immigrants were sent by the U.S. government.
d)
It was the headquarters of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
4.
What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
a)
Did NOT want religious freedom
b)
Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
c)
Wanted LESS diversity
d)
Wanted to live more simply
5.
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
6.
Where were most immigrants from?
a)
Italy
b)
Slavic Countries
c)
Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico
d)
Europe
7.
Immigrants were checked for dangerous diseases because...
a)
They didn't want them to bring them into the US
b)
They were discriminating against immigrants
c)
They had prejudice and did it just to be mean
8.
Which is NOT a reason people left their homelands?
a)
Famine
b)
Poverty 
c)
War
d)
Weather
9.
Which is a reason people came to America?
a)
Baseball
b)
Colleges
c)
Job opportunities
d)
Vacation
10.
Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to:
a)
The Baby Boom
b)
Immigration
c)
The Homestead Act
d)
Better Healthcare
11.

Many immigrants lived in buildings called:

a)

apartments

b)

shacks

c)

houses

d)

tenements

12.

Who was Andrew Carnegie?

a)

Immigrant success story

b)

34th President

c)

Farmer

d)

Doctor from Ellis Island

13.

Where did most immigrants live when they first came to America?

a)

In small cities

b)

California

c)

In big cities

d)

Disneyland

14.

Thousands of immigrants moved west to:

a)

go to Disneyland

b)

mine for gold

c)

farm on the Great Plains

d)

work in coal mines

15.

What did immigrants help build?

a)

railroads

b)

Disneyland

c)

Statue of Liberty

d)

Ellis Island

16.

What is one right and duty of American citizens?

a)

passing a test

b)

voting

c)

taking and oath

d)

going to Disneyland every year

17.

E Pluribus Unum means?

a)

Plenty of time at Disneyland

b)

Out of of Many

c)

I declare I am an America

d)

We are United

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