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- 1. Multiple Choice
The “new” immigrants differed from the “old” immigrants in their
nations of origin.
reasons for leaving home.
reasons for coming to the United States.
likelihood of being “chain immigrants.”
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why did many immigrants to the United States have such an optimistic spirit?
The voyage was usually an easy and encouraging one.
Most immigrants were well-prepared and financially secure upon arrival.
They believed better economic and personal opportunities awaited them.
U.S. immigration policies welcomed people from all countries and backgrounds.
- 3. Multiple Choice
The goal of the Americanization movement was to
help new immigrants assimilate to American culture.
protect American jobs by supporting immigration restrictions.
restrict social services and financial assistance to new Americans.
encourage the acceptance of immigrant traditions into American society.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What did immigrants help the United States to become?
independent
a tolerant nation
a strong military power
an economic world power
- 5. Multiple Choice
Before 1895, most immigrants came from
Asia.
Northern and Western Europe.
Latin America.
Southern and Eastern Europe.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was one way that “new” immigrants of the late 1800s were unlike “old” immigrants?
“Old” immigrants usually lacked job skills, education, and monetary savings.
“New” immigrants shared relatively few cultural characteristics with native-born Americans.
“Old” immigrants were likely to immigrate alone, and “new” immigrants came in family groups.
“New” immigrants often came from northern and western Europe, and “old” immigrants came from Asia.
- 7. Multiple Choice
The most likely reason that Angel Island was not welcoming to Chinese immigrants was a result of
anti-Catholicism.
cultural prejudice.
overcrowding on the West Coast.
resistance to formal immigration policies.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Americanization programs were mostly focused on
supporting the work of nativist organizations.
attracting “new” immigrants to the United States.
helping immigrants assimilate into American society.
providing jobs and financial help for immigrants.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is an example of a "pull" factor that brought immigrants to the United States?
wars abroad that forced people to flee their homes
land reform abroad that displaced farmers
anti-Catholic sentiment in the United States
economic opportunity in the United States
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was one unintended consequence of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
Construction on major railroad projects halted.
Many single-crop ranches in California struggled economically.
Chinese people born in the United States became American citizens.
The number of Chinese immigrants to the United States dropped greatly.
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