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Duplicate of Ch4 Immigration and Industry
Duplicate of Ch4 Immigration and Industry
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1
An act of prejudice in the US that immigrants faced was...
paying immigrants fair wages
building homes for immigrants and their families
offering jobs to immigrants
being called cruel names
2
What do you call people who leave their homeland to make a new life in another country?
immigrants
diversity
natives
travelers
3
Which is
NOT
something immigrants had to do when they came through Ellis Island?
Pass a health examination.
answer questions about their jobs
Answer questions about where they planned to live.
Take a math test.
4
A group of workers who join together to fight for improved working conditions...
prejudice
employee
labor union
sweat shop
5
Which events shows how conditions improved for workers in the early 1900s?
the Triangle Shirtwaist fire
the completion of the Transcontinental railroad
the establishment of Labor Day
the Homestead strike
6
Mass ________ is when millions of people came to the US from many countries in Europe and Asia.
immigrants
prejudice
discrimination
immigration
7
______________is a hot, cramped place where people work.
discrimination
sweat shop
strike
labor union
8
Which is
NOT
a reason why people came to America
religious freedom
to become a slave
escape war, poverty, and discrimination
economic opportunity
9
Which two words deal with treating people differently because of their race or religion?
strike and labor union
immigrants and natives
discrimination and prejudice
diversity and variety
10
Which best describes the main goals of labor unions?
to pass child labor laws
higher pay, shorter working hours, safe working conditions
to hire new workers and start new holidays
to organize strikes and find new jobs
11
Means when workers refuse to work to try to force business owners to meet their demands...
strike
sweat shop
labor union
discrimination
12
Name 2 countries that many people left to come to start a new life in America.
Wyoming and Nebraska
America and Canada
Ireland and France
New York and California
13
Which was
Not
a factor that led to the rise of labor unions?
Many business owners were going on strike.
Working conditions were often unhealthy and dangerous.
Many workers labored in hot, cramped workshops.
Workers earned low wages and worked long hours.
14
What is another word for diversity?
same
discrimination
variety
prejudice
15
Which describes the typical week of a steelworker?
seven days a week, seven hours a day
eight days a week, five hours a day
five days a week, eight hours a day
seven days a week, twelve hours a day
16
Chinese immigrants waited here for permission to enter the US on the west coast...
Angel Island
Angle Island
Ellis Island
New York City
17
Name 2 countries that many people left to come to start a new life in America.
Spain and Russia
Ellis and Angel
America and Canada
North Dakota and Hawaii
18
European immigrants landed here to be inspected before they were allowed to reach the mainland?
Virginia
Ellis Island
Angel Island
South Carolina
19
Name 2 countries that many people left to come to start a new life in America.
Texas and Caifornia
American and Canada
Germany and China
Atlantic and Pacific
20
Which was NOT a main goal of the American Federation of Labor?
End child labor
Safer working conditions
A 12-hour workday
Better wages
