Immigration

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What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s? Options: Did NOT want religious freedom, Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money), Wanted LESS diversity, Wanted to live more simply

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Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)

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How was Angel Island different from Ellis Island?

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Main station for Chinese immigrants

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What challenges did immigrants face in the US?

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Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice.

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What two acts restricted immigration during the time period between 1880 and 1925? Options: Travel Ban of 1895 and 1921, Chinese Exclusion Act & Quota Act, Assimilation Act & Quota Act, Religious Freedom Act & Immigrant Exclusion Act

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Chinese Exclusion Act & Quota Act

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One reason some people wanted to restrict immigrants was: They felt they took jobs away from Americans.

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They felt they took jobs away from Americans.

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What group worked to restrict immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe?

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Labor unions

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Why did so many people emigrate to the United States?

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Escape religious persecution, Wanted to improve their economic situation, To experience greater freedoms.

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Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants?

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Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings.

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Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants? Options: Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs, Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas, Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs, Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs

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Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs

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Based on the information in this graph, why did immigration increase rapidly between 1895 and 1905? Railroad construction created jobs for immigrants. Cheap land prices in the West attracted immigrant farmers. Industrial growth provided factory jobs for immigrants. World War I caused immigrants to flee Europe.

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Industrial growth provided factory jobs for immigrants.