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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Japanese schoolchildren in the U.S., academic success was a matter of family ______________.

2. What did the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision declare that blacks did not have?

3. What is a "coyote"?

4. What was the Bracero Program of 1942?

5. What vices were commonly available in Chinatown?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did most Chinese immigrants work in laundries and restaurants in the U.S.?

2. How did Japan view the United States in the 19th century?

3. What is unique about the Mexican population in the Southwest?

4. How are black Americans both the oldest and the youngest immigrant group?

5. Why was marriage among slaves encouraged by slave owners?

6. How do Puerto Ricans compare economically with other immigrant groups?

7. Why is it particularly difficult to measure advancement in the immigrant Puerto Rican community?

8. What was unique about the slave population of the United States when compared with slaves in other countries?

9. What factors make Puerto Rican immigrants unique?

10. In what ways did geography contribute to the perpetuation of slavery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an essay, compare and contrast the life of a sojourner with that of an immigrant who comes to the new country intending to stay. Compare such factors as language acquisition, desire for citizenship, spending, and education.

Essay Topic 2

Patterns emerge among all ethnic groups that show differences between the first generation of immigrants and the second and third generations. In your essay, select one or two ethnic groups to examine and compare generational differences.

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, analyze how the various methods of available transportation have affected who was able to immigrate, where they were able to land, and what work they were able to undertake upon arrival.

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