Immigration Test Review

What was the first group of people to have immigration laws keeping them out?

Why do we have areas such as Little Italy, Chinatown and Germantown

Why did nativists oppose immigration?

Someone who favors their own culture and opposed immigrants is known as a

During what time period was there the greatest number of immigrants?

Where would you find tenement houses?

Which nation had a famine and caused many people to move to the US

During what time period did we see great numbers of European immigrants?

This theory states that people keep their unique characteristics of their culture

Why did many Americans resist new immigrants?

Why did the US allow so many immigrants in during the Industrial Age?

Attitudes of Nativism would lead to:

This is when people change their ways to become more American and fit into society

Through what process to immigrants become part of American culture?

Which of these is NOT an example of assimilation?

How were most immigrants treated when coming to the United States?

What was the MOST common reason for people coming to the US?

Which of these statements is true?

What was the immigration experience of black Americans?

What was the name of the first law to limit immigration?

What type of person would feel that the US is a land of opportunity And freedom?

This theory states that all the cultures in the US have blended to form one new culture

What was a reason that Immigration was ENCOURAGED in the US

Why did the cities attract so many people in the Industrial Age

Why did many immigrants change their names when coming into the country?

What groups of people lived in tenement houses