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.

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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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Between 1890 and 1915, why were the "new immigrants" highly discriminated against?

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Americans feared that these 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

Front

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 was the Chinese Exclusion Act?

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