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

2. Which religion forbade the owning of slaves and produced many abolitionists?

3. What "pulled" Mexicans into the U.S. in the early 20th century?

4. Blacks are the only ethnic group that came to the U.S. under what condition?

5. What was a Californio?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What qualities distinguished Japanese school children in the U.S.?

7. What field of endeavor was essentially invented by immigrant Japanese?

8. How did American law operate against Chinese immigrants?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Migration does not bring a random cross section of the population of the native country. In your essay, examine which members of a population are most likely to emigrate. Consider, for example, Japanese emigrants who were pre-screened by their government before they were permitted to leave. What factors were considered? What factors are most likely to promote success in a new environment?

Essay Topic 2

Prices are affected by the culture of arriving immigrants. In your essay, explain, for example, how landlords in slum neighborhoods with heavy populations of newcomers charge high rents but do not receive high incomes, and how crime rates in such neighborhoods affect the cost of items in local stores.

Essay Topic 3

Over time, most immigrant groups are first discriminated against, then eventually accepted and assimilated. In your essay, examine the factors that contribute to increasing mutual acceptance. Consider, for example, "the destructive toll of mutual intolerance." What is that toll? Who pays it? How does the economy reward cooperation?

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