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Question 1

A similarity between Ellis Island and Angel Island is that both

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required that immigrants pass health inspections.

Question 2

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 3

In the 1800s, an important motivation for both “old” and “new” immigrants to settle in ethnic neighborhoods was

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a common language.

Question 4

Many Americans feared that immigrants who passed through Angel Island would

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take jobs from Americans workers.

Question 5

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

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San Francisco and New York

Question 6

A push factor is best defined as

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something that causes people to leave their country.

Question 7

Most immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island were

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released into the US within hours.

Question 8

Which of the following best states a similarity between the "old" and "new" waves of immigration in the 1800s?

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Immigrants from both periods established neighborhoods in American cities.

Question 9

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

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Chinese immigrants

Question 10

Most “new” immigrants to the United States in the late 1800s came from

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southern and eastern Europe.

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