New Immigration

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the push and pull factors involved in Mary Antin’s immigration to the US?

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financial problems and educational opportunities

Question 2

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 3

A push factor is best defined as

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something that causes people to leave their country.

Question 4

Many Americans feared that immigrants who passed through Angel Island would

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take jobs from Americans workers.

Question 5

During the 1800s, an important pull factor for immigrants to the US was

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industrial jobs.

Question 6

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 7

A pull factor is best defined as

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something that draws people to a new country.

Question 8

In which of the following US cities were major immigration stations located?

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San Francisco and New York

Question 9

Most immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island were

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released into the US within hours.

Question 10

Compared with “new” immigrants in the 1800s who tended to be Catholic or Jewish, most “old” immigrants were primarily

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Protestant.

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