Immigration and Urbanization

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Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where? Kew Gardens, Ellis Island, Angel Island, Staten Island

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Ellis Island

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Chinese laborers had been in the United States in the mid 1800s because they found

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work building the Transcontinental Railroad

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What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST coast? Options: Ellis Island, Angel Island, Shelter Island, Alcatraz Island

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Angel Island

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Why did Irish immigration increase during the mid-nineteenth century?

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the Great Potato Famine in Ireland

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Which of the following caused the most prejudice against new immigrants in the United States during the late nineteenth century? Americans believed that immigrants were transient and would hurt the communities when they moved on again., The United States had tense relations with many of the nations from which the immigrants came., Heavy immigration caused overcrowding in rural areas and a rise in the price of cropland., Americans feared that immigrants would refuse to assimilate into American culture.

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Americans feared that immigrants would refuse to assimilate into American culture.

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War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......

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Push Factors

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Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...

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Pull Factors

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Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions? Options: Melting Pot, Birds of Passage, Nativism, All of the above

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Nativism

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What is the Quota System?

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A system created to limit the number of immigrants who could enter America

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Who immigrated to Angel Island? Options: Mexicans, Italians, Greeks

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Chinese