1a. Immigration/Western Expansion

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Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 passed?

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Because Americans were worried Chinese immigrants were taking their jobs.

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What is a Pull Factor?

Back

Moving to a country because of something good it has.

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What is a push Factor?

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Leaving your country due to War and Leaving a country because of famine.

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Which of the following is an expression associated with "nativism"? Options: Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, Immigrants have made America the great country that it is today, America is for Americans

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America is for Americans

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Chinese Americans contributed to which project that forever changed the American West? Options: the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Pony Express, the Transcontinental Railroad, the Missouri Fur Company

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the Transcontinental Railroad

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Which group would have MOST supported unrestricted immigration to the United States? Options: unskilled native-born workers, urban nativists, factory owners, rural farmers

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factory owners

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Which expression most accurately illustrates the concept of nativism? Options: "America – first in war and peace", "Go West, young man.", "Help Wanted – Irish Need Not Apply", "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself "

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Help Wanted – Irish Need Not Apply

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Most immigrants went through this processing center in New York City: Pearl Harbor, Long Island, Ellis Island, Angel Island

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Ellis Island

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Which of the following was a pull factor for America in the 1840s? Advanced Medical Care, Crop Failures, Abundant Land

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Abundant Land

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What does the bowl represent? Options: Food, Idea that America is a melting pot, Getting rid of Immigrants, Chinese Exclusion act

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Idea that America is a melting pot