Immigration in the Gilded Age

Why did Europeans immigrate to the US in the late 1800s? Check ALL that apply

• escaping religious persecution

• to escape poverty; America had plenty of jobs

• the Gold Rush

• they wanted to escape the restrictive social class systems of their country

Most European immigrants arrived in America through

• Angel Island in San Francisco

• Ellis Island in New York City

• Canada

Asian immigrants arrived in America through

• Hawaii

• Ellis Island in New York City

• Angel Island in San Francisco

What is Nativism?

• extreme dislike of immigrants by native-born people

• being Native American

• the believe that everyone in America is a native.

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act do? Check ALL that apply.

• barred Chinese immigration to US for 10 years

• moved Chinese immigrants to segregated neighborhoods

• prevented Chinese immigrants already in the US from becoming US citizens