The Immigrant Experience - Quiz Quiz

Question 1

Which of these best describes an enclave?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: a distinct group that lived or worked together within a larger community

Question 2

Which of these statements best describes the views of nativists in the late 1800s?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: They believed that immigrants were inferior to individuals born in the United States.

Question 3

Which of these best describes tenements in New York City in the early 1900s?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: crowded and unsanitary apartment buildings where two-thirds of the city's population lived

Question 4

In the early 1800s, Chinese immigrants established the first Chinatowns in cities

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: along the western coast of the US.

Question 5

Which law made it harder for some Europeans to immigrate to the United States and easier for others?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: The Johnson-Reed Immigration Act

Question 6

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, violent riots were started in several Chinatowns by

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: nativists who were angry and resentful of newcomers.

Question 7

Which of these best describes nativism?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: the belief that the interests of native citizens should come before the interests of outsiders

Question 8

Culture can be defined as

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: the shared beliefs, values, and way of life of a group.

Question 9

What outside factor most directly contributed to the formation of enclaves in cities?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: housing discrimination

Question 10

Where did the majority of European immigrants reside in the late 1800s?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: in large cities

The Immigrant Experience - Quiz Quiz Answers