Immigration Quiz

The permanent movement of people from one country to another.

Advances in transportation allowed--

• the meatpacking industry to move to Detroit

• finished products to be transported to national markets

• the textile industry to be moved to Pittsburgh

A community center that provided services to for groups such as immigrants

Which was NOT a reason for the increase in immigration after the Civil War?

• Hope for better opportunities

• Desire for adventure

• Mechanization of agriculture

• Escape from oppressive governments

Which law limited the number of immigrants entering America each year?

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• 14th Amendment

• Ellis Island Reforms

• Homestead Act

An immigrant neighborhood

Gained power by attending to the needs of immigrants such as jobs and housing

Why did many Americans move from rural to urban areas?

• electric heat

• job opportunities

• better transportation

• immigration laws

Irish, Jewish, Italian, and Polish immigrants all faced--

• discrimination

• complete acceptance

• birthday parties

• an easy transition into the U.S.

Advances in transportation allowed which natural resource to be moved to stockyards in Illinois?

• Cotton

• Steel

• Cattle

• Iron ore