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Describe a pull factor.
100
What were the names of the small apartments that immigrants lived in?
Tenements
100
Since the 1970s, where have most immigrants entering the U.S. come from?
North and South America
100
Who does this man represent?
The United States
100
Who is the President of the United States?
Donald Trump
200
Describe a push factor.
200
What would happen to immigrants that arrived at Ellis or Angel Island with an illness?
They would be quarantined or sent back to their home country.
200
What is the name of the immigration policy that allows illegal immigrants brought into the county as minors to gain a two year deportation deferment and a work permit?
DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)
200
Read the quote below and then answer the question.
“We wanted to be Americans so quickly that we were embarrassed if our parents couldn’t speak English. My father was reading a Polish paper. And somebody was supposed to come to the house. I remember sticking it under something. We were that ashamed of being foreign.”
What theory of immigration does the speaker support?
Melting Pot
200
Who is the rookie quarterback of the New York Giants?
Jaxson Dart
300
Where were most Ellis Island immigrants from?
Europe
300
What is nativism?
Discrimination against immigrants
300
What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act and the Gentlemen's Agreement?
To ban immigrants from Asia
300
How are the two views similar?
"Chinese immigrants aren't assimilating...and if we let too many in, they'll undermine our economy."- 1850
"We've got nothing against people from Latin America, but they refuse to assimilate. They're ruining our economy."- 2018
300
Which state has the smallest population in the United States?
Wyoming
400
Where were most Angel Island immigrants from?
Asia
400
What theory of immigration states that new immigrants should keep their traditional customs while living alongside Americans?
Mixing Bowl
400
What was the purpose of quota laws like the one passed in 1921?
To limit the number of immigrants entering the United States
400
According to these pie charts, how has immigration changed from 1820 to now?
400
Where are you supposed to store your cell phone when you enter the building?
Your locker.
500
What was the name of the section of the ship where most immigrants traveled to get to America?
Steerage
500
What theory of immigration states that new immigrants should blend into American culture?
Melting Pot (Assimilation)
500
Name three ways that an immigrant can gain legal status in the U.S.
Obtain a visa, get a green card, and pass a citizenship test
500
What is the purpose of the document below?
500
How many questions do you need to answer correctly on the U.S. Citizenship Test?
Six (60%)