Ultimate Quiz On Immigration
- 1.Which of the following was NOT a pull factor drawing immigrants to the US in the late 1800s?
- A.
Political freedom
- B.
Economic opportunity
- C.
Religious tolerance
- D.
Lack of land
- 2.Many immigrants traveled in steerage. This means they
- A.
Did not have to buy a ticket
- B.
Arrived by airplane.
- C.
Traveled in poor conditions in the bottom of the boat.
- D.
Had first class tickets.
- 3."Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" The main message of this poem was to
- A.
Encourage a back-to-Africa movement among freed slaves
- B.
Welcome new immigrants to the United States
- C.
Call for the imprisonment of illegal immigrants
- D.
Support the quota system placed on immigrants.
- 4.Why were immigrants brought to Ellis Island following their transatlantic journey?
- A.
To give them jobs and living arrangements
- B.
To keep them out of the overcrowded cities
- C.
To process the new immigrants
- D.
To get them over their seasickness
- 5.Most immigrants who came to the U.S. settled in northern cities because
- A.
There was no more available land in the US.
- B.
Rapid industrialization created many job opportunities.
- C.
Farmers in the country disliked immigrants.
- D.
Most immigrants lived in cities in their native countries
- 6.Most Asian immigrants went through the processing center on
- A.
Ellis Island
- B.
Long Island
- C.
Nantucket Island
- D.
Angel Island
- 7.The overcrowded and poorly built apartments immigrants lived in the early 20th century were called
- A.
Hoovervilles
- B.
Tenements
- C.
Studio apartments.
- D.
Suburbs.
- 8.Why did immigration increase rapidly between 1898 and 1905?
- A.
The construction of the Transcontinental Railroad began during those years, which created jobs.
- B.
Cheap land prices in the West attracted all the immigrants.
- C.
Industrial growth provided factory jobs for immigrants.
- D.
World War I caused immigrants to flee Europe.
- 9.How did the ethnic neighborhoods provide comfort for the immigrants?
- A.
People in the same neighborhood all had the same language and customs.
- B.
They were comfortable places to live.
- C.
High paying jobs were located there.
- D.
Ethnic neighborhoods were places where immigrants learned to assimilate.
- 10.
This picture of city housing is evidence that- A.
People who lived in cities had many housing options
- B.
Urban housing conditions were poor during the late 1800s.
- C.
Urban housing was very hard to find in the 19th century
- D.
It is laundry day in this ethnic neighborhood
- 11.Along with economic problems, what push factors drove people to America?
- A.
Free education
- B.
Cheap land
- C.
Affordable housing
- D.
Religious or political persecution
- 12.Which statement is an OPINION about immigration to the US?
- A.
Immigrants after 1880 contributed little to the U.S.
- B.
There were more immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe 1880.
- C.
Many immigrants in the late 19th century settled in cities.
- D.
There was a great demand for unskilled labor and factory jobs during the 19th century.
- 13.A primary source on immigration in the US in the early 1900s would be
- A.
A news account about the re-opening of Ellis Island as a museum
- B.
A journal written by an Italian immigrant about his experiences in the US
- C.
A textbook chapter on immigration policy
- D.
A biography written about a famous immigrant who came to the US
- 14.The rise of factories, increased immigration, tenement buildings and improved transportation all contributed to
- A.
A rise in crime
- B.
The growth of large urban centers
- C.
A decline in farming
- D.
A movement of people to the west
- 15.What symbol of hope greets immigrants at New York Harbor?
- A.
A labor agent
- B.
Angel Harbor
- C.
Statue of Liberty
- D.
Tax worker
- 16.An immigrant who went through Ellis Island was least likely to have come from
- A.
Russia
- B.
Germany
- C.
Japan
- D.
Italy
- 17.How would an immigrant likely describe their experience at Ellis Island?
- A.
Worrisome
- B.
Enjoyable
- C.
Pleasant
- D.
Delightful
- 18.At Ellis Island, immigrants were required to
- A.
Pass medical exams only.
- B.
Stay at Ellis Island for a minimum of 3 days for observation.
- C.
Just enter freely without inspections.
- D.
Pass both medical exams and verbal questioning.
- 19.Immigrants who came to the U.S. from Southern and Eastern Europe after 1880 were called
- A.
Slavs
- B.
Old Immigrants
- C.
New Immigrants
- D.
Nativists.
- 20.The term urbanization is used to describe the growth of, or increase in
- A.
Government
- B.
Agricultural Land
- C.
Cities
- D.
Industry
- 21.Immigrants arriving in the US at the end of the 1800s
- A.
Probably lived in cities and worked in factories.
- B.
All spoke English
- C.
Always moved to the farms
- D.
Found great paying jobs and good working conditions
- 22.Large numbers of immigrants were admitted to the US at the end of the 19th century primarily because of the economy's need for
- A.
Unskilled factory workers
- B.
Educated professionals
- C.
Skilled craftsmen
- D.
Scientists and technicians.
- 23.Which of the following contributed to the growth of cities between 1860 and 1890?
- A.
New technology such as electricity and steel
- B.
Migration of farmers from rural areas looking for jobs
- C.
Large scale immigration to the shores of America
- D.
All of the above
- 24.Which statement accurately describes an experience shared by most immigrants to the US?
- A.
They frequently met with hostility, anger, and resentment.
- B.
They only settled in agricultural areas, and avoided the large industrial cities.
- C.
They always and immediately adopted the American lifestyle.
- D.
They soon enrolled in colleges to get an education
- 25.The idea stated that immigrants who came to the US must lose all parts of their native culture, adopt American ways, and assimilate.
- A.
Push factors
- B.
Salad Bowl theory
- C.
Melting Pot theory
- D.
Militarism
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