Immigration

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People who moved to the US after 1880 seeking economic opportunity or political or religious freedom were called

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new immigrants

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Where did the majority of the new immigrants settle? Options: small towns, rural areas, suburbs, big cities

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big cities

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The poorly built, overcrowded apartments many immigrants lived in were called

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tenements

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Americans who opposed increased immigration to the US were called

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nativists

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The Chinese Exclusion Act

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prohibited Chinese people from immigrating to the US for 10 years

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Immigrants who arrived after 1880 were considered

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new immigrant

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Many of these immigrants entered the US through Ellis Island. Who were they? Asian immigrants or European immigrants?

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European immigrants

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Immigrants who were mostly from NW Europe like Britain, Ireland, Germany, and Scandinavia were considered

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Old immigrants

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Immigrants who came to the US after 1880 and were mostly from eastern and southern Europe were considered

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New immigrants

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Famine, disease and religious persecution all describe which reason why many new immigrants came to the US?

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push factors