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WorksheetsA New wave of Immigrants
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
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.
Benevolent Society
Chinese Exclusion Act
Hull House
Settlement House
Which group of immigrants were banned from coming into the US because the Americans did not want to compete with them for jobs?
Jewish
Mexican
Italian
Chinese
Americans who opposed increased immigration to the US were called
imperialists
industrialists
old immigrants
nativists
America was exactly what immigrants thought it would be. Great housing and jobs galore!
True
False
What symbol welcomed many immigrants when they came to New York harbor?
Ellis Island
The Twin Towers
Statue of Liberty
The Liberty Bell
How did immigrants decide to settle where they did?
They settled in warmer climates
They settled where immigrant officials sent them
They settled by people of similar ethnic backgrounds
Why did immigrants often live in neighborhoods with others from their homelands?
It was illegal to live anywhere else
They didn't want to be in the US
It made their adjustment to their new life easier
No other housing was available
Why did nativism increase during major waves of immigration?
Many Americans feared that immigrants would take jobs and change American culture.
Nativists wanted to encourage diversity and cultural exchange.
The U.S. government actively encouraged nativism to support immigration.
Nativism was never a significant movement in American history.
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)
Which of the following is a Push Factor
Jobs
Abundant Land
Greater Freedom and Equality
Poverty
