Chapter 4 Quiz

A  Republicans

B  Small farmers

C  Democrats

D  Owners of manufacturing plants

E  Labor unionists

A  Resulted in the creation of Ellis Island to process immigrants

B  Placed new restrictions on who was allowed in the country

C  Asserted federal control over immigration

D  Created an immigration agency

E  Is accurately represented by all of the above statements

A  They mostly worked in low-paying jobs

B  The great majority of these immigrants arrived through Ellis Island

C  They mostly settled in rural areas.

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

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

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

B  Were strongly opposed by labor unions

C  Included quotas for the “Asiatic Zone”

D  Voided the Chinese Exclusion Act

E  Are represented in all of the above statements

A  Long Island

B  Angel Island

C  Staten Island

D  Harbor Island

E  Ellis Island

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

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

C  It excluded indentured servants.

D  It effectively excluded people of color.

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

A  Limited Chinese immigration indefinitely

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

C  Established the Angel Island immigration station

D  Is accurately represented by all of these

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

A  Tyrus Wong-success as artist

B  Andrew Carnegie-success as industrialist

C  Anzia Yezierska-Hollywood writer and actress

D  A.P. Giannini-success in banking

E  Samuel Goldwyn-movie producer and Hollywood executive

A  Earned the respect of Americans for their religious devotion

B  Lived in tight-knit communities

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

D  Recreated their cultural and social institutions in New York

E  Were the only group to participate in labor unions

A  The need for cheap labor in industrial America

B  Views of America as the land of opportunity

C  The lack of discrimination and prejudice in the United States

D  Religious persecution in the immigrant homelands

E  Poverty and lack of employment opportunities in their homelands

A  Emphasize the assimilation of Native Americans

B  Want to assimilate immigrants to American traditions

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

D  Live according to traditional Native American culture

E  Want to return to nature

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

B  Most Chinese immigrants were men

C  They came mostly from the southern province of Guangdong

D  They were targets of prejudice and violence

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

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

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

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

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

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

C  Immigrants do not want to assimilate.

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

E  All of these.

A  Won some major victories in state elections

B  Called for stricter requirements for naturalization

C  Appealed to fears that immigrants would replace American workers

D  Rejected Catholicism as anti-American

E  Are represented by all of the above statements