US Immigration
Name: ______Date: ______
Period: _____QUIZ: Ch18s4
Directions: Choose the best answer from those given and place it in the space provided.
_____ 1. In the late 1800s, many Americans worried about the flood of new immigrants because the immigrants
I. worked for low pay. III. refused to look for jobs.
II. spoke different languages.IV. complained about living conditions.
A. I and II only C. III and IV only
B. II and III only D. I, II, and III only
_____ 2. In the period from 1890 to 1910, most immigrants from eastern and southern Europe settled in large cities of the eastern United States primarily because
A. farmland had become very scarce.
B. there was much less discrimination in those cities.
C. factory jobs were available for unskilled workers.
D. they came mainly from large cities in their home countries.
_____ 3. Immigrants to the U.S. have met opposition in this country because
A. most have come from the British Isles.
B. they have made no valuable contribution.
C. they immediately began speaking our language and adopting our customs.
D. they compete with Americans for jobs.
_____ 4. In 1892, the United States government opened Ellis Island primarily to
A. process immigrants arriving from overseas.
B. defend New York City from attack.
C. check the safety of imported products.
D. serve as the first federal prison in New York State.
_____ 5. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, prejudice against “new” immigrants increased mainly because these immigrants
A. formed their own labor unions in order to receive higher wages.
B. tried to replace American democracy with their own forms of government.
C. came from cultural backgrounds very different from that of the majority of Americans.
D. had job skills superior to those of most American workers.
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_____ 6. Millions of immigrants came to the United States to
A. fight in the Civil War.
B. escape political and religious persecution.
C. see the Statue of Liberty.
D. get better health and medical care.
_____ 7. Conditions that attract immigrants to a new area is known as
A. Magnet Effect
B. Funnel Factors
C. Pull Factors
D. Push Factors
_____ 8. The organized massacres that the Jews faced in Russia is known as
A. assimilation
B. anarchist
C. steerage
D. pogroms
_____ 9. The process of becoming another culture is known as
A. assimilation
B. anarchist
C. steerage
D. pogroms
_____ 10. After 1885, most immigrants came from
A. Africa and Latin America
B. China and Western Europe
C. Northern and Western Europe
D. Southern and Eastern Europe