APUSH Immigration Quiz (A)

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20 questions
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The first federal law to restrict immigration based on nationality was the Immigration Act of 1917

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The Immigration Act of 1924

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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) led to:

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The Immigration Act of 1924 established a quota system that heavily favored immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe.

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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first federal law to restrict immigration on the basis of race and nationality.

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The Bracero Program allowed Mexican laborers to work temporarily in the United States to fill agricultural jobs.

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By the 1930s, immigration had dropped to historic lows

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Jews in large numbers first immigrated to the United States during the Market Revolution

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Italians in large numbers first immigrated to the United States during the Market Revolution

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The Irish in large numbers first immigrated to the United States during the Market Revolution

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The anti-immigrant Know-Nothing Party was created during Reconstruction

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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed during the Market Revolution

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The Refugee Act of 1980 was passed during Lyndon Johnson's Great Society

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Jane Adams' Hull Houses was a community center that provided services and support to immigrants and the working class, such as education, healthcare, and housing assistance.

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The Palmer Raids are to the first Red Scare what McCarthyism is to the Second Red Scare

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Upton Sinclair's book “The Jungle” exposed the terrible living conditions of immigrants and the working class in New York City’s slums.

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Political machines provided important services to immigrant communities,

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One of the key provisions of NAFTA that said citizens of Canada and Mexico with specialized skills and education could obtain a work visa to work in the United States for up to three years.

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In 1906, the city of San Francisco passed a law that required all schoolchildren of Chinese descent to attend a segregated school. This law was challenged by a group of Chinese-American parents who took their case to the United States Supreme Court. In 1923, the Supreme Court upheld the law, which effectively led to the expulsion of many Chinese-American students from mainstream schools.

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The rise of political machines in the United States coincided with a period of massive immigration from Europe.