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Social Studies
5th
grade
*Social Studies: Week 14: New People Come to a New Country
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was not a reason immigrants came to America in the 1800s
They wanted to find economic opportunity.
They didn't want to work hard.
They had a chance to own land, homes, and businesses.
They could make their family's lives better.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why did immigrants leave Ireland for the United States?
disease
starvation
poverty (being poor)
all of the above
- 3. Multiple Choice
Many Irish immigrants lived in run down apartments that were dirty, cold, and dangerous. These apartments were called ___________________.
tenement houses
mansions
condos
duplexes
- 4. Multiple Choice
Many Irish immigrants were great farmers and wanted to farm in the United States.
true
false
- 5. Multiple Choice
Check the boxes of the jobs Irish workers took.
Farmer
Bridge Builder
Railroad Worker
Policeman
Housekeeper
- 6. Multiple Choice
German immigrants came to the United States to get away from _________________________.
an unstable government
high taxes
violence
all of the above
- 7. Multiple Choice
Check the boxes of jobs German immigrants took.
Farmer
Baker
Factory Worker
Nurse
Tailor
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the main reason 25,000 Chinese immigrants came to the United States?
affordable land
gold
factory work
railroad work
- 9. Multiple Choice
Check the boxes of jobs Chinese immigrants took.
Farmers
Factory Workers
Railroad Workers
Nurses
Fishers
- 10. Multiple Choice
Many immigrants came to the United States for a better life. The life of an immigrant could be difficult. Which group of immigrants faced hardships and discrimination?
Irish immigrants
German immigrants
Chinese immigrants
All of the above
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