TEST CORRECTIONS Immigration & Urbanization

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The poorly built, overcrowded apartments many immigrants lived in were called

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tenements

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The small, crowded workplaces where garment workers endured long hours and low pay were

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sweatshops

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Americans who opposed increased immigration to the US were called

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nativists

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The Chinese Exclusion Act

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prohibited Chinese people from immigrating to the US

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The movement of people from small towns into cities is called:

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urbanization

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Old immigrants came from

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Northern and Western Europe

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What crop failed in Ireland leading many Irish to move to America?

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potato

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The word famine refers to

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not having enough food

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Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution?

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Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs.

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Immigrants from Asia entered the US through which immigration station?

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Angel Island