The Immigrant Experience

The majority of people who immigrated to America in the late 1800s and early 1900s

worked at challenging jobs in the cities.

In the late 1800s, anti-Chinese sentiment grew because labor unions promoted the idea that Chinese immigrants were taking American jobs by

working for lower pay.

Which of these statements best accounts for Chinese immigration to the United States in the late 1800s?

Chinese immigrants wanted to send money to their families.

Which law required immigrants to be able to read and write?

The Immigration Act of 1917

Which of the following was a provision of the Chinese Exclusion Act that affected Chinese immigrants who were already in the United States?

The act prohibited Chinese immigrants from becoming American citizens.

Which of these statements best describes the views of nativists in the late 1800s?

They believed that immigrants were inferior to individuals born in the United States.

Which of the following best describes tenements in New York City in the early 1900s?

crowded and unsanitary apartment buildings where two-thirds of the city's population lived

During the late 1800s, the Chinese immigration rate

decreased as a result of US government legislation.

In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act

halted Chinese immigration for a period.

Culture can be defined as

the shared beliefs, values, and way of life of a group.