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US ImmigrationName: __________________________Date: ______________Period: _____QUIZ: Ch18s4Directions: 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 onlyB. 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 becauseA. 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 becauseA. 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 toA. 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 immigrantsA. 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.TURN OVER_____ 6. Millions of immigrants came to the United States toA. 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 asA. Magnet EffectB. Funnel FactorsC. Pull FactorsD. Push Factors_____ 8. The organized massacres that the Jews faced in Russia is known asA. assimilationB. anarchistC. steerageD. pogroms_____ 9. The process of becoming another culture is known asA. assimilationB. anarchistC. steerageD. pogroms_____ 10. After 1885, most immigrants came fromA. Africa and Latin AmericaB. China and Western EuropeC. Northern and Western EuropeD. Southern and Eastern Europe ................
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