Immigration/Nativism

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Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where? Washington, D.C., Ellis Island, Angel Island, Baltimore

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Ellis Island

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What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into Americans?

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Melting Pot

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19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what? Options: Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad, Work in New York factories, Contributions to the steel industry, Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

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Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad

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What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST coast? Options: Ellis Island, Angel Island, Devil Island, Alcatraz

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Angel Island

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During the period from 1880 to 1910, why did the majority of immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas in the North?

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Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.

Front

Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions? Options: Melting Pot, Birds of Passage, Nativism, All of the above

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Nativism

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What is the Quota System?

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A system created to limit the number of immigrants who could be in America.

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What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?

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Banning Chinese people from immigrating to the United States for 10 years

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Which factor contributed to the shifting of population from rural to urban areas from 1870-1900? Options: Not enough families took advantage of the Homestead Act, Great Plains Indians left their reservations to buy new farmland, Houses in cities were less expensive than those in the countryside, Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and laborers to cities

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Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and laborers to cities

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Immigrants came to America to escape: religious persecution, famine, poor economies.

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all of the above