New Immigration — Quiz

Question 1

What difficulty did both Chinese and Japanese immigrants face when trying to pass through immigration stations in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

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Chinese and Japanese immigrants were restricted by law from entering the United States.

Question 2

In the 1800s, both “old” and “new” immigrants to the United States faced hostility because of

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differences in culture and language.

Question 3

Which of the following best explains why the US government placed restrictions on Asian immigration through Angel Island?

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Many Americans held nativist or racist views.

Question 4

A likely reason the majority of immigrants who passed through Ellis Island were European while the majority who passed through Angel Island were Asian is that

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New York is closer to Europe, and San Francisco is closer to Asia.; More European than Asian immigrants wanted to go to New York.

Question 5

A similarity between Ellis Island and Angel Island is that both

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required that immigrants pass health inspections.

Question 6

Almost half of the new immigrants who came to the United States in the late 1800s

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eventually returned to their home countries.

Question 7

Many Americans feared that immigrants who passed through Angel Island would

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take jobs from Americans workers.

Question 8

Which of the following groups was most likely to face interrogation at immigration stations during the 1800s?

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Chinese immigrants

Question 9

A difference between Ellis Island and Angel Island was that

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many immigrants who passed through Angel Island were detained for long periods.

Question 10

Most immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island were

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released into the US within hours.

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