AS2 09 Quiz

In the 17th and 18th centuries, most of the immigrants to England’s American colonies came from … .

• east Asia
• South America
• western Europe

Many of these people chose to leave their countries because of ….

• disease
• environmental problems
• wars and revolutions

Many of them were attracted to the colonies by the … .

• cheap land
• multiculturalism
• high technology

Look at this chart. The time period with the greatest number of immigrants to the U.S. was the … .

• 18th century
• late 19th to early 20th century
• late 20th to early 21st century

In the early 20th century, the U.S. needed workers and farmers, so the government … immigration.

• encouraged
• forbade
• questioned

However, many Americans at that time were worried that immigrants would … .

• not speak English
• be violent
• take their jobs

Many Chinese immigrants worked … , and they received less pay than white European workers.

• on the railroads
• in the banks
• for farmers

Many Americans did not trust the Irish immigrants because of their … .

• appearance
• sickness
• religion

In the 20th century, … limited the number of immigrants that could come per year from each country.

• citizens
• Latinos
• quotas

Until 1965, immigrants from … were favoured over immigrants from other countries.

• Asia
• Europe
• England