Immigration

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Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where? Washington, D.C., Ellis Island, Angel Island, Baltimore

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Ellis Island

Front

What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST coast?

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Angel Island

Front

During the period from 1880 to 1910, why did the majority of immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas in the North?

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Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.

Front

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

Front

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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Who immigrated to Angel Island? Options: Mexican, Chinese, Italian, Jewish

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Chinese

Front

What is a tenement?

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Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings

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What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?

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Banning Chinese people from immigrating to the United States for 10 years

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Which factor contributed to the shifting of population from rural to urban areas from 1870-1900? Options: Not enough families took advantage of the Homestead Act, Great Plains Indians left their reservations to buy new farmland, Houses in cities were less expensive than those in the countryside, Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and laborers to cities

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Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and laborers to cities