Nativism and Know-Nothings

Most nativists of the late 1800's would most likely have supported the...

• creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants
• passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act
• continuation of the contract labor system
• assimilation of Native American Indians into mainstream culture

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the Gentlemen's Agreement with Japan in 1907 both illustrate...

• the role of nativism in the development of United States policies
•  imperialist attitudes in foreign affairs
• restrictive trading policies toward Asian nations
•  the influence of big business on foreign policy

One way in which the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) and the Gentlemen's Agreement (1907) are similar is that they...

• reflected nativist attitudes in the United States
• encouraged a policy of popular sovereignty
• led to an increase in Asian immigration
• eased requirements for citizenship

During the late 1800's, which group strongly supported an open immigration policy?

• conservationists
• nativists
• factory owners
• southern farmers

This banned Chinese people from coming to the US or gaining citizenship

• Immigration and Nationality Act (1965)

• Emergency Quota Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Gentlemen's Agreement

This group supported anti-immigration and anti-Catholic laws

• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

• Plyler vs. Doe

• Mexican Cession

• Know Nothing Party

This prevented Japanese people from leaving Japan to come to the US

• Gentlemen's Agreement

• Immigration and Nationality Act (1952)

• Emergency Quota Act

• 14th Amendment

Established a system to limit immigration by having max number of immigrants per country

• Emergency Quota Act

• Bracero Program

• Executive Order 13780

• Immigration and Nationality Act (1965)

A major cause of antagonism toward the “new immigrants” who came to the United States after 1880 was the belief that they...

• were better educated than native-born Americans
• had a higher standard of living than most Americans
• adapted easily to American culture
• competed with Americans for jobs as unskilled laborers

The Immigration Act of 1924 produced highly discriminatory results because it

• created a guest worker program that encouraged temporary immigration but denied citizenship

• relied on a series of literacy tests and physical examinations to manage immigration

• placed restrictions on immigration by national origin, ethnicity, and race

• encouraged immigration of people with highly sought after skills or family in the United States