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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. How did the Japanese crime rate compare with that of other immigrant communities?

2. Most slaves worked in the farming of what product?

3. What was one result of social isolation and fragmentation in Africa?

4. Under the Gentleman's Agreement, ____________limited the number of Japanese immigrants to the U.S.

5. What ethnicities are combined in Puerto Ricans?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What obstacles to progress were faced by emancipated slaves?

4. What factors account for Chinese success in the United States?

5. Why were most early Chinese immigrants to the U.S. sojourners?

6. What factors make Puerto Rican immigrants unique?

7. How did American law operate against Chinese immigrants?

8. What are some socioeconomic results of early marriages and high fertility rates among Puerto Rican immigrants?

9. What negative effects did total dependence have on the slave population?

10. What was unusual about the Japanese government's approach to emigration to the U.S.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an essay, analyze how overcrowding in immigrant communities impacted their health and hygiene. Consider such factors as fires, scarcity of water for those doing dirty jobs, fights, and pestilence as well as diseases.

Essay Topic 2

It may seem ironic that established immigrant groups have been shown to discriminate against more recent immigrants of the same ethnicity. Using examples from the text, write an essay examining this phenomenon and give your opinion about its causes and effects.

Essay Topic 3

The alternating welcome/rejection of Chinese immigrants is a complicated story. In your essay, examine how and why restrictive immigration laws ultimately led to crime and vice among Chinese immigrants.

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