The New Immigrants

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The immigrants who came to the United States between 1800 and 1880 were mainly from

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Northern and Western Europe

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Immigrants came to the United States for______

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economic opportunity, fair treatment, escape from poverty and oppression

Front

What was the most important reason immigrants traveled in the steerage section?

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A ticket in steerage cost less than other tickets.

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The purpose of Ellis Island and Angel Island was to _______

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inspect the immigrants before they could enter the united states

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Immigrants from Asia entered the united states by the West coast, through_________

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Angel island

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People who resented new immigrants and blamed them for crime, unemployment and other problems were called __________

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Nativists

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Most immigrants found work in___________

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Factories

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The law passed in 1882 that banned Chinese workers from coming to the united states was called________

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The Chinese Exclusion Act

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Most European Immigrants' first stop in the US was usually...

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Ellis Island

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Chinese workers were most likely to work...

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on railroads