USH CH 15.1 Exit Ticket

Who besides Native Americans are immigrants to the United States? (Check all that apply)

• Northern and Western Europeans
• Chinese and Japanese
• Southern and Eastern European

How many (OLD) immigrants came to the United States between 1800 and 1880?

• 1 million
• 5 million
• 10 million
• 20 million

From what parts of Europe did NEW immigrants come from? (Check all that apply)

• Northern Europe
• Western Europe
• Eastern Europe
• Southern Europe

Name the countries that immigrants from Northern Europe and Western Europe came from that immigrated to the US between 1800 and 1880.

• China, Japan, Korea
• Italy, Greece, Poland
• England, Ireland, Germany
• Mexico, Brazil, Argentina

List five reasons why immigrants came to the US between 1800 and 1880.

• Education, adventure, family reunification, cultural exchange, escape from natural disasters
• Climate, entertainment, fashion, food, language
• Economic opportunities, religious freedom, political instability, escape from poverty, escape from persecution
• None of the above

What was the number of Chinese immigrants that arrived to seek their fortunes in the US in the late 1840s and 1850s?

• 100,000
• 00,000
• 1 million
• 25,000

After the gold rush in 1849, what did Chinese immigrants build?

• Railroads
• Large houses
• schools
• Factories