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Ch. 6 Sec. 3 - A Wave of Immigration

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did European immigrants enter when they came to America?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Alcatraz
d)
Angel Island
2.
Immigrants came to America to escape
a)
religious persecution
b)
famine
c)
poor economies
d)
all of the above
3.

In the 1890's, most immigrants arriving in the United States came from

a)

China and South Asia

b)

Canada and Latin America

c)

Eastern and Southern Europe

d)

Ireland and Great Britain

4.
Why did unregulated immigration end in the 1920s?
a)
US passed a law limiting immigration 
b)
People didn't want to come to the US anymore
c)
There was a war in the US
d)
Countries wouldn't allow citizens to leave for the US
5.

When you leave your homeland, you are _____________ from there.

a)

emigrating

b)

immigrating

c)

isolating

d)

urbanizing

6.

Many immigrants lived in these run-down urban buildings.

a)

cabins

b)

nickelodeons

c)

apartments

d)

tenements

7.

This system limited immigrants from certain countries or without certain skills.

a)

quota

b)

limits

c)

tenement

d)

vaudeville

8.
What is the Quota System?
a)
A system created to limit the number of immigrants who could be in America
b)
The end of the Civil War
c)
The Basic rules of Immigration
d)
The first rule of immigration
9.
All of the following are ways that immigrant groups dealt with discrimination except
a)
maintaining a strong support group
b)
Living in communities with immigrants of the same ethnicity
c)
Their children adapted to the new environment
d)
taking jobs of native born citizens
10.
Which is an example of the idea of assimilation?
a)
Native Americans following their ancient religious traditions. 
b)
German immigrants learning to speak English.
c)
The development of ethnic neighborhoods like "Chinatown".
d)
The trend for wealthy Americans to dress like Italians. 
11.

Which of the following quotes best describes the role of many Chinese immigrants in the mid-19th century?

a)

"We continue to work on the railroads in the west, doing the most dangerous jobs for little pay."

b)

"We are treated as equals, and allowed to live and work where we please while still practicing our culture."

c)

"We are little more than enslaved persons in the fields, harvesting the various cash crops grown for profit."

d)

"We are able to purchase our own land, and livestock and build farms to raise an abundance of foodstuffs."

12.

Which of the following examples demonstrates immigrants assimilating into American culture?

a)

An immigrant taking night classes to learn a new language.

b)

An Immigrant living in an ethnic neighborhood.

c)

An immigrant celebrating holidays from their old culture.

d)

An immigrant marrying someone from the same country.

13.

The first immigration law in American history was-

a)

Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

Irish Exclusion Act

c)

Convict Exclusion Act

d)

Alien and Sedition Act

14.

Why did the Americanization movement occur in the 20th century and not the 19th century?

a)

Americans did not have a real sense of identity until the late 1800s.

b)

The Civil War caused people to recognize

the importance of unity, so conformity was encouraged.

c)

In the early 1900s, laws preventing immigration from many countries were finally repealed, causing an increase in immigrant populations.

d)

  Prior to the 1870s, most immigrants were very similar to Americans because they came from the countries that originally colonized the country.     

 

 

15.

Asian immigrants came through which immigration station?

a)

Angel Island

b)

Ellis Island

c)

Immigration Island

d)

Dolphin Island

16.

Angel Island was located in the ____________ part of the United States.

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

d)

Northern

17.

Ellis Island was located in the ____________ part of the United States.

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Northern

d)

Southern

18.
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.
19.
In late nineteenth century America, recent immigrants made up a large portion of the population of big cities, such as New York and San Francisco. Which of the following best describes why immigrants in these cities established their own separate neighborhoods, such as New York's Little Italy and San Francisco's Chinatown?
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.
20.
The United States experienced a period of greatly increased immigration in the mid-nineteenth century. In particular, there was a surge in the number of Irish immigrants. Why did Irish immigration increase during the mid-nineteenth century?
a)
the end of the Napoleonic Wars
b)
the Irish won their independence from the United Kingdom
c)
the Great Potato Famine in Ireland
d)
the spread of the Plague in Ireland
21.
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.
22.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Jump Factors
d)
Falling Factors
23.
Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
c)
Falling Factors
d)
Jump Factors
24.
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
25.

Nativists exploited Americans’ fears about an unstable economy and stoked fear of immigrants, particularly Catholics, by spreading false rumors and propaganda and by requiring members to pledge not to vote for Catholics.

a)

Why were nativists accepting of immigrants?

b)

What did immigrants think about nativists?

c)

Why Catholics were accepted by nativists?

d)

What tactics did nativists use to gain support for their positions?

26.
What is a tenement?
a)
A new form of transportation
b)
Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings
c)
The end of immigration
d)
A revolutionary war in Africa
27.
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
28.
Where did Jane Addams center most of her work?
a)
Boston
b)
New York City
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Chicago
29.
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 
30.
She welcomes new immigrants to the United States
a)
Statue of Freedom
b)
Lady Liberation
c)
Statue of Liberty
d)
Lady Freedom
31.

Speaker A: The time of unlimited immigration is now past; controls are necessary to preserve the customs and values that have made this nation great.


Speaker B: In order to protect our citizens’ jobs, restrictions must be placed on the number of immigrants.


Speaker C: More workers are needed. The most important consideration is whether they are willing to work hard.


Speaker D: There’s plenty of land left to settle in the West, and there is plenty of room for all.


According to the quotes above, which two speakers would have most likely supported the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)

a)

A and B

b)

B and C

c)

C and D

d)

A and D

32.

Which statement most accurately represents the point of view depicted in this 1903 cartoon?

a)

Literacy tests are needed to limit immigration to the United States.

b)

Americans significantly disagree over immigration policy.

c)

The nations’ economy depends on continuing large-scale immigration.

d)

Nativists' opposition to immigration is declining.

33.

The photograph above is of a ship setting sail for Ellis Island. What conclusion can be drawn from the above picture?

a)

The ships were crowded because many people were coming to America for various pull factors or leaving countries based on push factors

b)

The ships were uncrowded and roomy because not many people traveled at a time

c)

Not many immigrants came through Ellis Island but rather came through Angel island

d)

Those traveling on ships were all given first class treatments on their short voyages

34.

Jane Addams was opposed to war and spoke out against the United States participation in World War I, even though most Americans supported the war.

a)

Why was Jane Addams unpopular during World War I?

b)

Why did the Hull House expand?

c)

Why was Jane Addams popular during World War I?

d)

Why did Jane Addams become an army nurse?

35.

The photograph is that of an immigrant from the 1900s. What conclusions can be drawn about their immigration experience?

a)

He arrived at Ellis Island and was asked reasonable questions by the inspectors before being allowed to enter the United States.

b)

He arrived at Angel Island and was asked reasonable questions by the inspectors before being allowed to enter the United States.

c)

He arrived at Angel Island and went through a grueling interrogation that may have lasted a few days. He would probably have studied in preparation of the questions before coming to the United States.

d)

He arrived at Ellis Island and went through a grueling interrogation that may have lasted a few days. He would probably have studied in preparation of the questions before coming to the United States.

36.

Which of the following statements best represents a nativist attitude toward the influx of immigrants around 1900?

a)

Slavs and Italians will be assimilated as easily into the American way of life as were earlier immigrant groups.

b)

Ellis Island should be enlarged to accommodate the huge influx of immigrants.

c)

Immigrants will work for low wages and break strikes, thereby hurting all American workers.

d)

Native-born Americans should organize to help find jobs and homes for new immigrants so that they can become citizens as quickly as possible.

37.
How were the "new" immigrants who came to the U.S. in the late 1800s and early 1900s different from the "old" immigrants who came previously?
a)
The new immigrants were more widely accepted into American culture. 
b)
The new immigrants mainly settled in the southern states and became farmers. 
c)
Most of the new immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe. 
d)
Most of the new immigrants came for a short time to earn money.
38.
Immigration from which nation was limited due to a "Gentleman's Agreement" between the United States and that country?
a)
China 
b)
Japan 
c)
Poland
d)
Russia 
39.
Which statement describes the experience of most new immigrants to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
a)
They were highly respected and treated as equals of other American citizens. 
b)
They were looked upon as inferior and discriminated against.
c)
They learned English and assimilated quickly into American culture. 
d)
They found quick success in farming their own lands in the south. 
40.
What was one factor that led to the creation of large ethnic neighborhoods in most American cities in the early 1900s?
a)
Immigrants were assigned housing by the federal government that worked to create ethnic neighborhoods. 
b)
Immigrants could not afford to live in the cities so they were forced to live in the countryside. 
c)
Immigrants felt more comfortable living with or around people of the same ethnicity.
d)
Immigrants were not able to live anywhere except neighborhoods that were assigned by ethnicity.
41.

What is the best example of Americanization?

a)

Moving from Italy to an ethnic enclave in New York City.

b)

Emigrating to the United States to work in the steel factories.

c)

Temporarily moving to California from China to work on railroad construction.

d)

Emigrating from Eastern Europe to Western Pennsylvania and enrolling your son in a local school.

42.

Who famously established Hull House?

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Jacob Coxey

d)

Jane Adams

43.

How does the Geary Act relate to the Chinese Exclusion Act?

a)

It narrowed the Chinese Exclusion Act.

 

b)

It prolonged the Chinese Exclusion Act

c)

   

It overturned the Chinese Exclusion Act.

 

d)

  

It strengthened the Chinese Exclusion Act.

 

44.
What was Jane Addams awarded for her lifelong work?
a)
$100,000 grant.
b)
Nobel Peace Prize
c)
A museum dedicated in her honor.
d)
A homeless shelter named after her.
45.

The Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907 was an example of what concept?

a)

assimilation

b)

propaganda

c)

nativism

d)

anti-Semitism

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