1. what was the purpose of the immigration center at angel island? a. to screen newly arriving immigrants on the west coast b. to immigrants being returned to their homelands in asia c. to place chinese immigrants into unskilled labor jobs in factories d. to provide social services to assimilate immigrants arriving in california 2. what was the main purpose of ellis island? a. to new immigrants find their families b. to find new immigrants jobs c. to assimilate new immigrants d. to examine and process newly arrived u. s. immigrants 3. true or false? many immigrants lived in poverty once they arrived in america. a. true b. false 4. nativist groups of the late 1800s were best known for which of the following? a. objecting to calls for increased immigration and supporting greater restrictions b. arguing that reform efforts should focus on granting more power to immigrants already in the united states c. volunteering to new immigrants assimilate themselves into american culture d. supporting calls for increased immigration from asia but objecting to increased immigration from europe 5. both the nativists of the early 1900s and the "know-nothings" of the 1840s and 1850s a. hoped catholics and protestants could find common ground in american society b. wanted to restrict ports of entry for u. s. immigrants to ellis island and angel island c. believed immigrants from certain places of origin could not absorb american values d. thought only wealthy people or skilled workers should be allowed into the united states