Various contributions to the US by Immigrants

Along with economic troubles, what condition drove people to emigrate?

• high cost of housing

• weather

• ethnic group persecution

• poor schools

Which of the following is NOT a reason for increased immigration?

• better opportunities
• religious freedoms
• political persecution
• harsh travel

Who tended to the needs of immigrants such as housing and jobs in exchange for votes?

• political bosses
• settlement houses
• immigration processing centers
• YMCA

Which of the following is NOT a result of immigration on city growth?

• corrupt political bosses
• overcrowded neighborhoods
• increase in tenements
• higher wages

Which of the following is NOT a reason for city growth?

• job opportunities
• immigration
• mechanized equipment on farms
• Nativism

Many people immigrate to the United States because of

• poor schools
• no factory jobs
• economic troubles
• war

Many immigrants lived in urban apartment slums called

• high-rises
• suburbs
• tenements
• studios

Which of the following was PULL factor for immigration?

• free land
• religious persecution
• poverty
• overpopulation

Many immigrants tried to become a part of American culture. This is known as....

• segregation
• nativism
• assimilation
• ethnicity

Which state in the United States has the highest number of immigrants?

• California
• Texas
• New York
• Florida