WorksheetsImmigration and Americanization Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
When did immigration restrictions start based on national security concerns?
1921
1917
1920
1880s
What was the purpose of the Emergency Quotas Act in 1921?
To end the recession
To limit immigration
To increase unemployment
To regulate factories
What was the main aim of the Immigration Act of 1924?
All of the above
To ban Arab and Asian immigration
To regulate immigration from Eastern and Southern European nations
To restrict immigration from Africa
What phrase is often used to refer to the blending of cultures in the United States due to immigration?
Cultural fusion
Melting pot
Immigration mosaic
Cultural assimilation
What were the Americanization programs in the 1910s characterized by?
Promotion of cultural diversity
Teaching of foreign languages
Promoted religious practices
Teaching of English and American civics
What was the purpose of Native American boarding schools?
To preserve Native American culture
To assimilate Native Americans into American culture
To promote cultural diversity
To provide education for Native American children
What was the first Indian Boarding School or Indian Residential School?
Carlisle Indian Industrial School
American Indian Boarding School
Native American Residential School
Indian Cultural Assimilation School
What did American Indian children in boarding schools have to abandon?
Education
Native cultural practices
Christian religious services
English language
What was the primary goal of American Indian education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
To enhance tribal traditions
To further their academic knowledge
To foster multiculturalism
To encourage assimilation of their tribes
When did the last residential school for American Indians close?
1973
1950
1930
1910
What was the main concern that led to the Immigration Act of 1924?
Unemployment and recession
Low prices on agricultural products
Overcrowded conditions in cities
National security
What did the Immigration Act of 1924 primarily aim to regulate?
Immigration from Eastern and Southern European nations
Immigration from Asian nations
Immigration from Africa
Immigration from Latin American nations
What was the purpose of the literacy test implemented in 1917?
To limit immigration
To promote education
To increase employment
To regulate factories
When children that went to Native American Boarding Schools were taken back to their tribes-
what usually happened?
The were usually shunned and alienated from the tribe
They integrated back into their tribes and successfully assimilated tribal members
