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