Immigration to America

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What are some reasons that immigrants came to the United States?

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There were too many people, and not enough work or food in their home country; In the United States, people might find land for farming or a better job; There were wars or unfair laws in their home country.

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Do immigrants have to pass tests to get into the United States?

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True

Front

How was Angel Island different from Ellis Island?

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Main station for Chinese immigrants

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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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What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST coast?

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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

War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of....

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Push Factors

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Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...

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Pull Factors

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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