Gilded Age Immigration Assessment

Who was most likely to interact with immigrants as they adjusted to life in America in the Gilded Age?

• Political bosses

• Nativists

• Lawmakers in Congress

What were the 2 main immigrant processing stations in the US?

• Los Angeles & Washington DC

• Boston & the Statue of Liberty

• Alcatraz Island & Philadelphia

• Ellis Island & Angel Island

Which group of people was first restricted from the US based on race?

• Italians

• Chinese

• Germans

• Irish

Which of these are PULL factors for immigration?

• Poverty and jobs

• Jobs and land

• Religious persecution and poverty

• Land and overcrowding

Which does NOT describe settlement houses?

• Taught English to immigrants

• Run by educated, middle-class women

• Provided child care

• Located in poor rural neighborhoods

An immigrant changing their name is an example of?

• assimilation

• xenophobia

• nativism

• laissez-faire

The main idea of the picture is represented by which term?

• Assimilation

• Xenophobia

• Pull factors

• Political Bosses

Why did the Chinese Exclusion Act get put in place?

• They were seen as a security threat.

• They were not working to business owners' standards.

• They were seen as an economic threat to Americans jobs .

• They were affecting climate change.

What was the relationship between political bosses & immigrants?

• Refused to interact with each other.

• Gave jobs & support because they were once immigrants.

• Gave jobs & support in exchange for votes to stay in power.

• Forced immigrants to learn English.

Push factors are ...

• Negative aspects of a place that draw you to it

• Positive aspects of a place

• The same as Pull factors

• Reasons that encourage people to leave a place