Unit 2 Section 1 Study Guide

Which three were common characteristics new immigrants coming to the US in the late 1800s?

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• poor
• Rich
• unskillled
• Catholic/Jewish

• Highly skilled

Where did European immigrants come into the United States?

(a)  

• Ellis Island
• Angel Island
• Newark
• Harlem

Where did Asian immigrants enter the United States?

(a)  

• Angel Island
• Ellis Island
• Newark
• Harlem
• Miami

What nationality of immigrants were treated equally or worse than African Americans during the Reconstruction era?

(a)  

• Irish
• Chinese
• Cuban
• Mexican

What nationality of immigrants were the first to not be allowed to immigrate to the United States?

(a)  

• Chinese
• Irish
• Cuban
• Mexican

Political machines gained power in cities by controlling the votes of immigrants in exchange for which there items below?

• A job
• A place to live
• a little money
• Political offices
• Educational opportunities

Living conditions in tenements for immigrants often had very little or no what? (Select three)

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• plumbing
• electricity
• ventilation
• Disease
• Crime

Most immigrants had to go through a comprehensive inspection that included what below upon arrival before being allowed to go to the mainland and could be sent back to where they came if it did not go well. (Select three)

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• Medical Physicals
• Language tests
• Financial Assessments
• Detailed genealogy
• Educational Assessments