WorksheetsAngel Island Immigration Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants?
Where is Angel Island located?
New York
China
Chicago
San Francisco
Which law made entry to the US almost impossible for Chinese immigrants?
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Immigration Act of 1917
National Origins Act of 1924
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 passed?
To restrict immigration based on race
To encourage Chinese workers to come to the US
To promote cultural diversity
To provide equal opportunities for all immigrants
What were the conditions like in the detention shed near the harbor?
Clean and spacious
Unsanitary and overcrowded
Comfortable and well-maintained
Luxurious and extravagant
What did some immigrants carve into the walls at Angel Island?
Poetry
Their names
Their ID number
Jokes
Why were Chinese immigrants coming to America? (choose 2)
to escape poverty
to get rich
to escape war
to take advantage of the system
How did Chinese immigrants feel about the medical inspection?
It was embarrassing and humiliating
It was quick and easy
They had papers from China for this
Angel Island did not have this
What was a paper son or daughter?
A Chinese immigrant who bought paperwork stating their father was a US citizen.
A Chinese immigrant who bought paperwork stating their job was not a laborer.
A Chinese immigrant who bought paperwork stating their child was a US citizen.
A Chinese immigrant who created and sold paperwork helping others pass inspections.
Gentlemen's Agreement
Island in New York harbor that was the chief immigration station in the United States from 1892 to 1924
Law, enacted in 1882, that prohibited all Chinese from entering the United States
Having complete control in the marketplace, without any outside competition
An agreement between the U.S. and Japanese governments to limit Japanese immigration to the United States
