Week 14 Quiz

1. In American history, several large groups of immigrants came at different times. These events are called____.

• groups
• waves
• migrants

2. Which one of these is an example of a political reason why a group of people would come to America?

• They want their children to go to school here.
• There are more jobs in America than in their home country.
• They have little freedom in their home country because of a harsh government.
• They like the weather in a certain area of the United States.

3. What event does this image show?

• migration
• emigration
• immigration
• pull factors

4. What are two important values of Western culture?

• fashon
• individualism
• education
• democracy

5. How many immigrants live in the United States?

• thousands
• tens of millions
• hundreds
• millions

6. The total amount of expenses someone must pay to live in an area is the ________ of that place.

• benefit
• expense
• push factor
• cost of living

7. When Chinese immigrants were hired to help with railroad construction, they were often treated unfairly because of their_________.

• race
• gender
• religion

8. Which of these are reasons why migrants have moved across our country? Mark all that apply.

• The moved for religious freedom.
• They moved to get land.
• They moved to find a new country.
• The moved to find gold.

9. When you research the history of your town, what do you hope to find out? Select all that apply.

• who founded your town
• what businesses will come to your town in the future
• what groups of people settled in your town
• what year your town was founded

10. List one way immigrants help our country's economy.