Immigration 8.23A

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

• Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
• Work in New York factories
• Contributions to the steel industry
• Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

The United States experienced a period of greatly increased immigration in the mid-nineteenth century. In particular, there was a surge in the number of Irish immigrants. Why did Irish immigration increase during the mid-nineteenth century?

• the end of the Napoleonic Wars
• the Irish won their independence from the United Kingdom
• the Great Potato Famine in Ireland
• the spread of the Plague in Ireland

Who immigrated to California for economic reasons?

• Irish

• Chinese
• Germans

• Jewish

Americans who opposed increased immigration to the US were called

• imperialists

• industrialists

• old immigrants

• nativists

The majority of German immigrants who entered the United States in the late 1840s were attracted by 

• the supply of high-paying skilled jobs. 
• economic opportunity and freedom of religion. 

• protection from Government control

• political refuge and support for revolutionaries at home. 

What were natives (nativism) afraid of?

• Catholics

• losing their jobs

• lower wages

• all of the above

How did the gold rush affect the population of California?

• the population stayed the same

• the population reduced (got smaller) in size

• the population grew rapidly

• the population grew slowly