Immigration

People who moved to the US after 1880 seeking economic opportunity or political or religious freedom were called

• old immigrants

• nativists

• new immigrants

• steerage

After 1880 many of those who moved to the US came from countries such as

• Germany and Scandanavia

• Britain and Ireland

• Italy and Poland

• Mexico and Canada

Where did the majority of the new immigrants settle?

• small towns

• rural areas

• suburbs

• big cities

Why did groups if immigrants establish benevolent societies?

• to encourage friends and relatives to immigrate to the US

• to provide assistance to their community members in times of need

• to lobby local governments for better urban services

• to preserve their cultural heritage

The poorly built, overcrowded apartments many immigrants lived in were called

• steerage

• sweatshops

• tenements

• benevolent societies

While some became industrial workers, immigrant women also commonly worked as

• maids and cooks

• secretaries

• journalists

• telegraph operators

The small, crowded workplaces where garment workers endured long hours and low pay were

• neighborhood banks

• steerage

• sweatshops

• benevolent societies

Americans who opposed increased immigration to the US were called

• imperialists

• industrialists

• old immigrants

• nativists

The Chinese Exclusion Act

• prohibited Chinese immigrants from leaving California to settle in other states

• prohibited Chinese people from immigrating to the US for 10 years

• prohibited Chinese people from working in steel mill

• prohibited Chinese people from immigrating to the US for 20 years

The Immigration Restriction League sought to reduce immigration from

• northern and western Europe

• South America

• Canada and Mexico

• southern and eastern Europe