The Journey of Immigrants

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How did most immigrants get to the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

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by boat

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Why did immigrants establish close-knit communities?

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They wanted to live around people who shared their culture

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How did immigration impact cities like Boston and New York City? Write the events in the correct order: a-b-c, b-a-c, c-b-a, a-c-b.

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a-b-c

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Does this describe Ellis Island, Angel Island, or both? large immigration station

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Both

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Does this describe Ellis Island, Angel Island, or both? many Asian immigrants came here

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Angel Island

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Does this describe Ellis Island, Angel Island, or both? immigration officers asked immigrants why they had come, where they planned to live, and what they planned to do

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Both

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Does this describe Ellis Island, Angel Island, or both? between 11 and 30 percent of all immigrants were sent back to homelands

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Angel Island

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Does this describe Ellis Island, Angel Island, or both? many European immigrants came here

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Ellis Island

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Does this describe Ellis Island, Angel Island, or both? more than 90% of immigrants were allowed entry

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Ellis Island

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Chinese and Irish immigrants worked ________ on opposite sides of the country.

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laying railroad tracks