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A New wave of Immigrants

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does immigration mean?
a)
The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
b)
Protecting your country.
c)
To move illegally.
d)
Fighting for your country.
2.
Immigrants came to the United States for______
a)
economic opportunity
b)
fair treatment
c)
escape from poverty and oppression
d)
all of these
3.
The following factors lead to immigration:
a)
Push Factors Only
b)
Pull and Push Factors
c)
Push, Pull, and Shove Factors
d)
Pull Factors Only
4.
Passed in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act did what?
a)
closed America to Chinese immigrants for the next ten years
b)
welcomed more Chinese immigrants to America to perform hard work
c)
allowed Chinese immigrants, but only under a very strict set of rules
d)
closed America to Chinese immigrants for three years then allowed a few at a time
5.

A law banning new immigrants to the United States from China for ten years. This was the first time a nationality was banned from entering the country.

a)

Benevolent Society

b)

Chinese Exclusion Act

c)

Hull House

d)

Settlement House

6.

Which group of immigrants were banned from coming into the US because the Americans did not want to compete with them for jobs?

a)

Jewish

b)

Mexican

c)

Italian

d)

Chinese

7.

Americans who opposed increased immigration to the US were called

a)

imperialists

b)

industrialists

c)

old immigrants

d)

nativists

8.
Nativism is
a)
the idea that Native Americans should have more land
b)
the distrust of immigrants by Americans
c)
a fear of radical ideas
d)
hatred of all people by Native Americans
9.

America was exactly what immigrants thought it would be. Great housing and jobs galore!

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What symbol welcomed many immigrants when they came to New York harbor?

a)

Ellis Island

b)

The Twin Towers

c)

Statue of Liberty

d)

The Liberty Bell

11.

How did immigrants decide to settle where they did?

a)

They settled in warmer climates

b)

They settled where immigrant officials sent them

c)

They settled by people of similar ethnic backgrounds

12.

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 available

13.

Why did nativism increase during major waves of immigration?

a)

Many Americans feared that immigrants would take jobs and change American culture.

b)

Nativists wanted to encourage diversity and cultural exchange.

c)

The U.S. government actively encouraged nativism to support immigration.

d)

Nativism was never a significant movement in American history.

14.

A __________ factor is something that motivates people to leave their home country, while a __________ factor is something that attracts them to a new country.

(a)  

15.

Which of the following is a Push Factor

a)

Jobs

b)

Abundant Land

c)

Greater Freedom and Equality

d)

Poverty