Immigration
Why do many immigrants come to the United States?
A. to visit friends
B. to be on a boat
C. for vacation
D. for a better life
D. for a better life
Ruby Bridges made it easier for all children in New Orleans to
A. play outside with others.
B. go to class in a wheelchair.
C. go to good schools together.
C. boycott businesses they disliked.
C. go to good schools together.
How does Josie’s family in Canada catch fish in winter?
A. They go fishing indoors.
B. They make holes in the ice.
C. They fly to a warmer place.
D. They ride horses to the river.
B. They make holes in the ice.
What must an immigrant have before coming to the United States?
A. several children
B. new clothes
C. permission to stay
D. a college degree
C. permission to stay
When César Chavez led a strike with farmworkers, they agreed to
A. move north.
B. work harder.
C. write letters.
D. stop working.
D. stop working.
Why do Kazuo and his friends in Japan use bamboo sticks like swords?
A. to practice a sport
B. to frighten other children
C. to keep themselves safe
D. to get good at gymnastics
A. to practice a sport
Where did immigrants from the same country choose to settle?
A. All immigrants settled on the East Coast,
B. All immigrants settled on the West Coast.
C. Most immigrants settled near areas with gold.
D. Many immigrants settled in the same neighborhoods.
D. Many immigrants settled in the same neighborhoods.
César Chávez made a difference by
A. helping farmworkers in the United States.
B. fighting for the rights of people with disabilities.
C. making sure everyone could go to school.
D. protecting his community from dangerous chemicals.
A. helping farmworkers in the United States.
How is Paul’s school in Australia like yours?
A. Paul goes to school at home.
B. Paul and his teachers talk on a two-way radio.
C. Paul listens to his teacher and does homework.
D. Paul goes to school for an hour and a half each day.
C. Paul listens to his teacher and does homework.
Why did European colonists enslave native peoples and, later, Africans in the Americas?
A. to have enough people to support a colony
B. to build settlements for colonists
C. to find new goods to send to Europe
D. to do difficult mining and farm work
D. to do difficult mining and farm work
Billy Frank Jr. began fighting to protect tribal rights after he was arrested for fishing even though
A. he was fishing on a reservation.
B. a treaty allowed Native Americans to fish.
C. a treaty gave Native Americans control of salmon resources.
D. he had a state permit to fish.
B. a treaty allowed Native Americans to fish.
Emma in Hungary and Miriam in Nigeria both
A. live in the same country.
B. play musical instruments.
C. have 11 brothers and sisters.
D. feed the geese each morning.
B. play musical instruments.
Scientists believe the first Americans arrived from __________ at least 11,500 years ago.
A. Africa
B. Asia
C. Europe
D. Australia
B. Asia
Through his work to protect tribal rights, Billy Frank Jr., as well as other activists,
A. worked with the government to protect the environment.
B. established new nature preserves controlled by Native American groups.
C. stopped businesses from dumping chemicals in the Nisqually River.
D. organized strikes to help Native Americans get better pay.
A. worked with the government to protect the environment.
What is one thing that is the same no matter where we live?
A. We all eat and sleep.
B. We all eat the same foods.
C. We all play the same games.
D. We all speak the same language.
A. We all eat and sleep.