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WorksheetsSocial Studies Immigration Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 12mins
What Is Nativism?
Support of native born American's and opposition to immigration
Not supporting native born American's and prefered immigration
People who don't like immigration and dont want anyone coming
People who supported native born American's and immigration
What Happened In 1917?
Addition of literacy test
Removal of literacy test
Allowed all immigration
Disallowed immigration
What Happened In 1882?
Opened immigration
Addition of literacy test
Chinese Exclusion Act
Yellow Peril
What Happened in 1929?
No restriction of immigrants from the Western Hemisphere
Added literacy test
Belief of nativism started
Yellow Peril
What is immigration?
Leaving to and living in a familiar place
Going to and living in an foreign place
Helping someone leave to an foreign place
Helping someone leave to a familiar place
What is the importance of Ellis Island?
The importance of Ellis Island is the homeland of Emma Lazarus
Ellis Island was known because the statue of liberty was there
Ellis island was known for giving people who immigrate food to return to their land
Ellis Island was an important immigration station where 70% of immigrants came
Why is the statue of liberty an important symbols for immigrants coming to America?
It symbolizes a better life
It symbolizes peace
It symbolizes freedom and peace
It symbolizes freedom
Who is Emma Lazarus?
The person who created assimilation
The person who wrote the Angel Island poem
The person who wrote "The New Collosus"
The person who wrote the Chinese Exclusion Act
What is assimlation
Assimilation is when you are forced to move to new land
When people of different backgrounds become part of the larger society, they see themselves as part of the community
Assimilation is when you are given free land
Assimilation is when you fear the Japenese
What is the Yellow Peril
A peace treaty with the Japenese
Yellow Peril was a war that happened
being forced to change cultures
The fear of Japenese/Asians come to and destroying the US
What is the Quota system?
The Quota system is based on census (National Origins before 1890) favored the Northern Hemisphere
The Quota system is based on census (National Origins before 1890) favored the Eastern Hemisphere
The Quota system is not based on census didn't favor anyone
The Quota system stopped Eastern/Southern Europeans also Asians, from immigrating to the US because their was too much. Favored the Western Hemisphere (Stopped too many people from immigrating)
What is the salad bowl theory
the idea that people from the same place live together and use the same culture leading to a stronger society
the idea that people from various places live together but dont retain their own cultural identity and this leads to a stronger society
the idea that people from the same place live together but use different cultures to lead to a stronger society
the idea that people from various places live together but retain their own cultural identity and this leads to a stronger society
what is the stew pot theory?
too long didnt read
the idea that each person has its own characteristics and together takes on different flavors. Meaning that sharing between immigrants and natives all add things for the better
the idea that one person has charcteristics and by itself takes on different flavors. meaning that the characteristic of one person makes things better
the idea that one culture has the best characteristics and everyone follows it. meaning that one cultural is superior and makes things for the better
what is the melting pot theory
the idea that people from various places live together and gradually blend into one community
the idea that people from one place live together and gradually blend into a different community
the idea that a select few live together and gradually turn into a larger community
the idea that everyone lives together and is already one community but invites others.
What is a tenement
A single family apartment with windows, no plumbing, high rents and unreforced building codes
A multifamily apartment with few windows and no plumbing also had high rents and unreforced building codes
A single family apartment with few windows and plumbing. had low rents and reforced building codes
A multifamily apartment with windows, plumbing low rent, reforced building codes
What were bosses
when multiple corrupt people owned a governement
corrupt politicians who controlled much of the city government. helped poor but expected votes in return
not corrupt politicians who controlled governement and helped everyone
The owners of the city and didnt help anyone
Problems in the urban places
Big but corrupt police force, Low rent, etc
There were no problems
Small police force, con men, sewage thrown in rivers, etc
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
disallowed chinese to immigrate, cheaper jobs, couldnt assimilate for 10 years
allowed all chinese to immigrate, higher paying jobs, could assimilate for 15 years
allowed a limited amount of chinese to immigrate, normal paying jobs, could assimilate for 20 years
forced all chinese currently in US to leave
What was the Know-Nothing party?
Opposed the Irish immigration only, anti-catholic, died in 1870
Opposed Irish and German immigration, anti-catholic- died in 1850
Liked the Irish and German immigration, catholic, died in 1860
Opposed only German immigration,catholic, died in 1880
What is open immigration?
Anyone who got to the US, became citizens
If someone was able to get the US and stayed for 5 years, you were an citizen
If someone got to the US, they had to be able to read to become a citizen
What is the literacy test
Had to be able to read to become a citizen
Had to be able to write to enter US
Had to be able to read and write to enter US
Had to be able to speak multiple languages to enter US
what is amnesty
Anyone living in the US before 1982 could become a citizen
Anyone that isnt American living in the US after 1982 would be forced out
Getting anything you want for free if you immigrate to the US
Getting forced out of the US if you lived there before 1982
What were Urban Ghettos
Making grafiti
Settling with the same ethnic group when you immigrate
War in the urban places
Corrupt bosses in the Urban places
What was de facto segregation
Something that formed because of Urban Ghettos
The fear of Asians so they segregate them
Segregating the immigrants
Segregating black and whites
What were political machines
People who stood up to corrupt organizations
Corrupt organizations ran by bosses. had to pay bribes if you wanted to do anything. sometimes helped the poor in turn, with your vote
Organizations ran by the people. Helped people get their life together
When and why did old immigrants come
Northern/Western Europe Before 1860 for economic oppurtunities
Southern/Eastern Europe After 1860 for economic oppurtunities
Southern/Western Europe Before 1860 for free land
Northern/Eastern Europe after 1860 for no reason
When and why did new immigrants come
Western/Northern after 1860 for free land
Southern/Western before 1860 for economic oppurtunites
Eastern/Southern after 1860 for factory jobs
Northern/Western before 1860 for economic oppurtunities
What is the immportance of Angel Island
The same thing as Ellis Island but on the west coast
A place where immigrants went to reform
A place where corrupt politicians went to reform
