USVAH Immigration

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Prior to 1871, most immigrants to America came from _______________________ Europe (Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden).

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northern and western

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From 1871 until 1921, most immigrants came from __________________________ Europe (Italy, Greece, Poland, Russia, present-day Hungary, and former Yugoslavia), as well as Asia (China and Japan).

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southern and eastern

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Main motives for leaving and coming to America: religious persecution, political oppression, or _____________________

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economic hardships

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Many immigrants from Europe entered America through ______________ in New York harbor.

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Ellis Island

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Chinese workers helped to build the _______________________Railroad.

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Transcontinental

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Immigrants worked in textile and _______________________________ in the Northeast and the clothing industry in New York City.

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Steel Mills

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Slavics, Italians, and Polish people worked in the ______________ of the East.

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Coal Mines

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Most immigrants often worked for very low pay and endured ______________ working conditions to help build the nation’s industrial strength.

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dangerous

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There was ____________and resentment that immigrants would take jobs for lower pay than American workers would accept, and there was prejudice based on religious and cultural differences.

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fear

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Mounting resentment led Congress to limit immigration through the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the __________________Restriction Act of 1921.

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Immigration