The Immigrant Experience

Question 1

Read the quote to the left. This author is visiting a family that lives in a tenement house. What did the author notice about the family’s home?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: The tenement was dark.

Question 2

Which of these statements best describes where new immigrants lived in cities?Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: They often lived in crowded tenements.; D: They generally lived among others who shared their culture.

Question 3

Which of these statements best describes nativism?Check all the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: Nativists saw immigrants as a cultural threat.; C: Nativists didn’t believe immigrants could adopt US culture and values.

Question 4

Read the quote from the Chinese Exclusion Act.What was the government saying about Chinese immigrants?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Chinese immigrants would make the United States unsafe.

Question 5

Which of these cultural differences did you identify?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Language; B: Religion; C: Education; D: Food; E: Job; F: Holidays; G: Traditions and customs

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