Immigration Quiz

Which group of immigrants poured into the US between 1890 and 1920?

• Scandinavians and Germans

• Irish, Spanish, and Italian

• English, Scottish, and Welsh

• Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe

Which of the following attracted immigrants to the Great Plains in the mid 1800's?

• Large urban immigrant communities

• Abundance of quality farmland

• Prospect of indentured servitude

• Booming, oil driven economy

From 1882 to 1892 what group of immigrants were prevented from entering the US, due to quotas?

• Irish Immigrants

• Western European Immigrants

• Eastern European Immigrants

• Chinese Immigrants

Which of the following caused the MOST prejudice against new immigrants in the United States during the late nineteenth century?

• Americans believed that immigrants were transient and would hurt

  the communities when they moved on again.

• The United States had tense relations with many of the nations from

  which the immigrants came.

• Heavy immigration caused overcrowding in rural areas and a rise in

  the price of cropland.

• Americans feared that immigrants would refuse to assimilate into

  American culture.

Which immigrant group settled in the northeast of the United States, particularly New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• West African immigrants

• South American immigrants

• Southeast Asian immigrants

• Eastern European immigrants

Why were Chinese immigrants prevented from entering the United States from 1882 to 1892?

• China and the United States were at war with one another.

• They wanted to acquire wealth and then take it to their homeland.

• Japan persuaded the United States to exclude Chinese immigrants.

• Some believed they appeared unwilling to adapt to American culture.

What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Did NOT want religious freedom

• Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)

• Wanted LESS diversity

• Wanted to live more simply

How was Angel Island different from Ellis Island?

• Main station for European immigrants

• Main station for Chinese immigrants

• Located on the EAST coast

• People were only there a few hours

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 avaliable

How did prejudice create problems for some immigrants?

• Major companies wanted to hire them

• People laughed at their accents

• Were not allowed jobs because of their race/ethnicity

• Immigrant children were not allowed to attend school