Chapter 4 Quiz

A  Owners of manufacturing plants

B  Small farmers

C  Labor unionists

D  Republicans

E  Democrats

A  Resulted in the creation of Ellis Island to process immigrants

B  Asserted federal control over immigration

C  Placed new restrictions on who was allowed in the country

D  Created an immigration agency

E  Is accurately represented by all of the above statements

A  They mostly settled in rural areas.

B  The two largest groups in this wave came from southern Italy and eastern Europe

C  The great majority of these immigrants arrived through Ellis Island

D  They tended to settle in communities with others from their region

E  They mostly worked in low-paying jobs

A  Included quotas for the “Asiatic Zone”

B  Established a quota system that favored northern and western European immigration

C  Were strongly opposed by labor unions

D  Voided the Chinese Exclusion Act

E  Are represented in all of the above statements

A  Angel Island

B  Long Island

C  Ellis Island

D  Staten Island

E  Harbor Island

A  It excluded indentured servants.

B  It required that a person reside in the country for two years before naturalization

C  It defined children of any American citizen born outside the country as a citizen.

D  It effectively excluded people of color.

E  It did not allow for people of color to become citizens.

A  Is accurately represented by all of these

B  Attempted to specifically limit the arrival of Chinese women to prevent the natural growth of the Chinese communities in the US

C  Limited Chinese immigration indefinitely

D  Established the Angel Island immigration station

E  Was the first, and only, federal law up to date to target a specific group of immigrants

A  Anzia Yezierska-Hollywood writer and actress

B  Andrew Carnegie-success as industrialist

C  Samuel Goldwyn-movie producer and Hollywood executive

D  Tyrus Wong-success as artist

E  A.P. Giannini-success in banking

A  Recreated their cultural and social institutions in New York

B  Had a significantly higher rate of female immigration than other groups in the Great Wave

C  Were the only group to participate in labor unions

D  Earned the respect of Americans for their religious devotion

E  Lived in tight-knit communities

A  Religious persecution in the immigrant homelands

B  The need for cheap labor in industrial America

C  The lack of discrimination and prejudice in the United States

D  Views of America as the land of opportunity

E  Poverty and lack of employment opportunities in their homelands

A  Want to return to nature

B  Believe that American people and traditions should take primacy over those of immigrants

C  Live according to traditional Native American culture

D  Emphasize the assimilation of Native Americans

E  Want to assimilate immigrants to American traditions

A  They came with the intention of establishing permanent communities called Chinatowns

B  Most Chinese immigrants were men

C  They came mostly from the southern province of Guangdong

D  Many of them worked as laborers on the railroads and in mining

E  They were targets of prejudice and violence

A  Both used extensive interviews to establish the legality of immigrants processed there

B  They were both located off the coast of New York.

C  Both exemplify the growing concerns over the arrival of immigrants to America

D  Their main goal was to keep “illegal” immigrants out of the US.

E  Both held immigrants until they could prove to have relatives in the country already.

A  American institutions are under threat by large numbers of immigrants who do no0t understand them

B  The large number of immigrant labor threatens the livelihood of Americans.

C  Immigrants do not want to assimilate.

D  All of these.

E  Immigrants come from countries whose customs are too different from our own.

A  Appealed to fears that immigrants would replace American workers

B  Called for stricter requirements for naturalization

C  Rejected Catholicism as anti-American

D  Won some major victories in state elections

E  Are represented by all of the above statements