Immigration Quick Check

Which of the following was an important pull factor that drew European immigrants to the United States after the Civil War?

• population growth
• religious pogroms
• economic opportunity
• mechanization of agriculture

Which group passed laws to decrease the number of immigrants coming to America?

• anarchists
• Grangers
• nativists
• Populists

After 1880, where did the majority of "New Immigrants" to the United States come from?

• Northern and Western Europe
• Southern and Eastern Europe
• Canada and Latin America
• China and Southeast Asia

During the last part of the nineteenth century, most immigrants to the United States worked as-

• unskilled factory and sweatshop workers
• educated professionals
• scientists and technicians
• skilled craftsmen

Based on this poster, which is an accurate statement?

• Immigrants were encouraged to learn to speak English.
• Granite City had laws prohibiting immigrants from moving there.
• The people in the poster were native-born Americans.
• Granite City encouraged diversity in its immigrant population.

In the late 1800s, why did Congress pass restrictions on immigration from China?

• to stop illegal immigration from Latin America.
• to provide highly skilled workers for industry.
• to limit the power of urban political machines.
• to satisfy nativists prejudices in California.

Between 1880 and 1900, most immigrants coming to the United States settled in cities because- 

• most immigrants came from large cities in Europe.
• little available farmland remained in the Midwest.
• city laws afforded special rights and protections for immigrants.
• factory and workshop jobs were available there.

In the late nineteenth century, the "bosses" of urban political machines often-

• denied voting rights to the poor
• accepted bribes in return for favors
• wasted money on military spending
• discriminated against migrant workers

What major trend occurred to the population of the United States during the industrial expansion of the late nineteenth century? 

• farm population increased
• migration to rural areas increased
• immigration decreased
• urbanization increased

What is the main idea of this passage?

• The conditions of tenement living have improved greatly.

• The number of people living in tenements is declining.

• Many immigrants face crowded conditions and despair in tenement housing.

• Living in tenements has led to improved working class conditions.