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Which of the following best defines culture?

A
a small group within a much larger community
B
a belief that some groups are inferior to others
C
the act of keeping someone out or separate
D
the beliefs, values, and way of life of a group
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Which statement best describes nativist views in the late 1800s?

A
Nativists believed that people born in the United States were better than immigrants.
B
Nativists believed that more people should immigrate to the United States to boost the economy.
C
Nativists believed that immigrants should adopt American culture to better assimilate.
D
Nativists believed that immigrants should bring their own cultures to the United States.
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Chinese immigration to the United States sharply increased

A
in the 1820s.
B
in the 1850s.
C
in the 1880s.
D
in the 1910s.
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Which of the following best describes an enclave?

A
a crowded apartment building within a large city
B
a group that lives or works together in a larger community
C
a group that supports discrimination against immigrants
D
a law that regulates immigration by restricting certain groups
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What helped immigrants in the 1800s and early 1900s maintain their cultures?

A
adopting American traditions
B
living in ethnic enclaves
C
fleeing religious persecution
D
avoiding discrimination
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Which of the following was a common problem in tenement buildings in the early 1900s?

A
indoor plumbing that went on and off constantly
B
poor ventilation due to the lack of windows
C
rooms that were too bright due to little shade
D
large rooms that were too open and needed dividers
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Which of the following best describes New York City tenements in the early 1900s?

A
crowded apartment buildings where two-thirds of the city's population lived
B
crowded apartment buildings where a small portion of the city's population lived
C
crowded homes outside the city where the majority of city workers lived
D
crowded homes outside the city where immigrants lived after arriving in the US
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Why was it hard for many immigrants to find jobs in the United States in the late 1800s?

A
They had specific training that was not useful in the US job market.
B
They were commonly discriminated against by potential employers.
C
They were not interested in the factory jobs that were available.
D
They generally lived in rural areas where there were few jobs.
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Which law created quotas that made it harder for southern and eastern Europeans to immigrate to the United States and easier for northern Europeans?

A
the Chinese Exclusion Act
B
the Immigration Act of 1917
C
the Emergency Quota Act
D
the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act
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Nativism among Americans in the early 1900s was

A
a group’s shared beliefs, values, and ways of life.
B
the belief that immigrant groups were inferior.
C
the act of separating one group from another group.
D
a group that lived or worked together in a larger community.
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Which of the following best describes the push and pull factors involved in Mary Antin’s immigration to the US?

A
religious persecution and religious freedom
B
financial problems and educational opportunities
C
threat of war and possibility of peace
D
famine and job opportunities
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Almost half of the new immigrants who came to the United States in the late 1800s

A
eventually returned to their home countries.
B
were drawn to the abundant land available.
C
lived in Chinatowns in large cities.
D
never learned how to speak English.
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A push factor is best defined as

A
something that causes people to leave their country.
B
any legal restriction on immigration.
C
any hardship immigrants face in a new country.
D
something that draws people to a new country.
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Many Americans feared that immigrants who passed through Angel Island would

A
have to return to their home countries.
B
assimilate into American culture.
C
claim American land to build farms.
D
take jobs from Americans workers.
15

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

A
religion persecution.
B
freedom of speech.
C
industrial jobs.
D
agricultural jobs.
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A difference between Ellis Island and Angel Island was that

A
many immigrants who passed through Angel Island were detained for long periods.
B
many immigrants who passed through Ellis Island were detained for long periods.
C
many immigrants who arrived at Angel Island underwent medical examinations and interrogations.
D
many immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island underwent medical examinations and interrogations.
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A pull factor is best defined as

A
something that causes people to leave their country.
B
something that draws people to a new country.
C
any hardship immigrants face in a new country.
D
any legal restriction on immigration.
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In the 1850s, Chinese immigrants established Chinatowns in cities

A
mainly on the western coast of the United States.
B
mainly on the eastern coast of the United States.
C
primarily in the midwestern United States.
D
primarily in the southern United States.
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In which of the following US cities were major immigration stations located?

A
San Francisco and New York
B
Philadelphia and Chicago
C
New York and Chicago
D
San Francisco and Philadelphia
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Most immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island were

A
detained for days.
B
released into the US within hours.
C
imprisoned for months.
D
returned to their native countries.

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